Grand Chief Sheila North – “First Nations helped build Canada”

Treaty One Territory – Grand Chief Sheila North and the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) First Nations would like to wish everyone a happy National Indigenous Peoples Day, but also recognize that much work is needed to make reconciliation within Canada a reality.
“First Nations helped build Canada. We were Canada the colony’s largest trading partners for hundreds of years. It is important that contribution be recognized on National Indigenous Peoples Day. I am so