Cree busker campaigns to make Downtown Winnipeg safer through song
During the lunch rush, busker Dwaine Davey serenades Winnipeg’s working crowd. A small skywalk...
Cierra Bettens
Cierra is a Red River Métis reporter based in Winnipeg. She got her start in journalism working as a city reporter and arts and culture editor at the Uniter and later interned at the Winnipeg Free Press. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Winnipeg.
Dakota injunction against Métis treaty asserts false ‘hierarchy’ of rights says MMF
The Manitoba Métis Federation, or MMF, says an injunction filed against a treaty it signed...
Indigenous music capsule heading to the moon in 2025
Next year, a capsule of Indigenous music will be launched on a NASA mission to the moon.
Cree woman hopes to blaze trail for Indigenous women in aviation
Desiree Charlton remembers the first time she sat in the co-pilot seat of a plane....
Seven Generations exhibition in Winnipeg connects past, present and future kin
With Seven Generations, KC Adams tells stories through digital portraiture, documentary film and ancestor...
Federal minister says removal of companies from Indigenous directory part of regular audit
Federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the removal of 1,110 businesses from the...
Two-Spirit pride flag unveiled in Winnipeg to mark anniversary
2025 will mark the 35th anniversary of the term Two-Spirit.
Alternative, community-led crisis response services emerging across Canada
Service teams with lived experience help redirect police and EMS resources.
‘Prisoner Number 110’: Daughter of Métis veteran commemorates forgotten Indigenous soldiers
When Ferdinand Poitras enlisted there wasn't a ‘Métis’ category
