[Hecate]

I agree it’s time to take Winnipeg back! So that means addressing all of the poverty issues and years of neglect from our federal government to help support the indigenous people’s so they can thrive once again. This is where our future lies. We need to start with the reserves. Proper access to education, healthcare, and extra resources for job and skills training as well as addictions. So often it’s the hopeless from the reserves who end up in Winnipeg with no job skills, no training, they do what they have always done, rely on the system. We need to educate everyone about indigenous culture and issues. It is a beautiful culture, rich in history, art, music, and dance, but it has been utterly destroyed. Winnipeg should be a beacon for indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, but it is not. It is heartbreaking the challenges that indigenous families face in this country. For the majority of indigenous people, suicides, stabbings, murders, missing family members, are just the norm, it’s just part of life. We cannot let this continue. The longer we stay idle, the worse it will get, more people will die. Let’s fix it! Let’s try to right the wrongs.