MMIW inquiry should hold simultaneous hearings in regions so ‘quiet’ voices heard: MKO Grand Chief
MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson said inquiry will be painful for communities
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Teenager and reporter vying to become next MKO grand chief
APTN National News The current Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak grand chief David Harper has faced harsh…
Embattled MKO Grand Chief Harper says push to oust him ‘political’
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief David Harper isn’t stepping down from his post despite calls for his ouster.
Swampy Cree Tribal Council severs ties with MKO over nuclear waste deal
Seven northern Manitoba chiefs say they’ve lost faith in the grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak.
MKO signs agreement with nuclear waste agency
Tuesday was a “monumental” day according to long-time opponents of proposed nuclear waste disposal sites in Saskatchewan.
First Nation water woes caught in Ottawa, Manitoba jurisdictional limbo
Last week APTN National News aired a story on internal federal government documents that suggest there is no plan to increase the funding to provide proper plumbing and housing on some of Manitoba’s poorest reserves.
Ottawa awards prescription drug contract to company owned by chiefs organization under forensic audit
The subsidiary of a Manitoba chiefs organization currently under a forensic investigation has been awarded a Health Canada contract to distribute prescription medicine.
Chiefs organization hosting AFN election kept $1.9 million in training dollars destined for member First Nations, according to auditors
Auditors appointed by the department of Aboriginal Affairs have found that Manitoba Keewatinow Okimakanak (MKO) kept at least $1.9 million worth of federal training dollars that was supposed to flow to member First Nations, APTN National News has learned.
Grand Chief hosting AFN election hit by lawsuit from former in-house lawyer
The organization and grand chief hosting the election for the next national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is facing a lawsuit from their former in-house lawyer.