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Culture Days Manitoba and Nuit Blanche Winnipeg are back for it’s 8th year!


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Chief Peguis and the Selkirk settlers: 200 years of reverence


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Bill Burfoot


Homes on narrow river lots along the Red River in 1822 by Peter Rindisbacher with Fort Douglas in the background.


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esteem by the descendants of Manitoba’s first homesteaders. How miserable does life have to be to drive people to a wilder-


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ness that is 5,633 kilometres away from home and filled with un- known dangers? For the people who became the Selkirk settlers anything was better than what they were suffering. Perhaps that is, in part, what drove Lord Selkirk’s settlers and


the people of Chief Peguis together here on the banks of the Red River. Tey were both emigrants, looking to make a new life away from a place of strife and upheaval, but the Plains Ojibwa were a strong, resilient people who, in spite of their prowess in war, believed in helping others. Te settlers from Scotland, on the other hand, had been worn


down through a long period of displacement. After a religious war, the Jacobite Rising, ended in 1746, Highlanders had to surrender their swords. Tey were forbidden to wear the kilt or their clan tartans. Teir language was discouraged. In 1762, Admiral John Ross started clearing his land of tenants to make way for herds of sheep. During the period from 1783 to 1821, it is estimated that 500,000 Scottish Highlanders were displaced from the homes they had occupied for over 1,000 years, their landlords sometimes burning them out and tearing down their dwellings. By the early 1800s, the activities had escalated. Tose who could, emigrated, but many could not afford the price of a steerage ticket. Around 1774, Peguis, who would grow up to be a remarkable man, was born in Sault Ste. Marie. When he was nine, his family Peguis Treaties page 5


017 marks the 200th anniversary since the signing of the Selkirk Treaty between Chief Peguis and Lord Selkirk. Even after two centuries, Chief Peguis is still held in the highest


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Canada and First Nations to provide an electronic voting solution for Land Code ratification votes, OneFeather quickly evolved to provide a service for all types of voting events happening in First Na- tion communities requiring “secret” ballot voting solutions. Based on client feedback and guidance OneFeather has added additional features and tools to better serve First Nation governments and their members. Leadership selection in First Nations


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Lawrence Lewis, the founder of OneFeather. Canada Games will leave a lasting


legacy in Winnipeg The Canada Games may be done, but Winnipeg will see the benefits for years to come.


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he Canada Games are viewed by many as a way to bring the country closer


together while showcasing the determination, heart, persever- ance, and talent of some of the best young athletes in Canada. When the 2017 Canada Sum-


mer Games came to an end on August 13th with the closing cere- monies at Investors Group Field, it ended two-weeks of blood, sweat, tears, and amazing performances from those very athletes.


Over 4000 athletes and coaches


took part in the games, with another 6000 volunteers contributing over 400,000 hours of volunteer time to help make the games a success. Spectators flocked to the different


venues, exceeding expectations with massive crowds attending all the various events going on throughout Winnipeg, Kenora, and Gimli. With the dust just beginning to settle, preliminary numbers show more than 150,000 people attended events over the two-week long event, with


about 120,000 people attending the festival site at Te Forks. President and CEO of the Games


Jeff Hnatiuk says the Games ex- ceeded expectations with massive crowds watching the sports. “The communities have just


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Shaw Park to watch the gold medal baseball final between Team Mani- Canada Games page 2


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