Advocates say more needed to protect Indigenous women in Manitoba after death of Jana Williams
First Nations advocates and politicians are pressing the Manitoba government to do more when it…
Brittany Hobson
Brittany joined the APTN news team in October 2016. She is Ojibway and a member of the Long Plain First Nation in Manitoba. Before coming to APTN, she graduated with a joint degree in communications from the University of Winnipeg and Red River College.
Winnipeg police looking to speak with anyone who knew Jana Williams
Winnipeg Police say they have more questions than answers when it comes to the death…
Second man from Sagkeeng First Nation dies while in custody
Chief of Sagkeeng First Nation says family is looking for answers ‘They need to know what happened.’
First Nations leadership in Manitoba address misinformation as Moderna vaccine arrives
Surrounded by healthcare workers and leadership, Mervin Garrick was the first person to receive the…
Neskantaga members return home just in time for holidays but still on a boil water advisory
Members of the Oji-Cree community of Neskantaga First Nation are back at home after being…
COVID-19 vaccine and misinformation: First Nations leaders urge people to do their homework
As the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrives in provinces this week and into the arms of…
Indigenous communities to sit tight and wait for vaccine roll out
‘We are on the priority list,’ says AFN Regional Chief Roseanne Archibald.
‘It’s like they were lost for a while’: Some missing artifacts from Winnipeg’s Métis Resource Centre found six years after closing its doors
A hunting trip in the bush ended with Jake Freeman securing the catch of a…
Manitoba chiefs not impressed with premier’s warning of exodus to the north to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Brian Pallister said there would be an exodus of people going home.