The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada.Manitobans elected an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who was raised as a young boy on the Onigaming First Nation in northwestern Ontario, later moving with his family to...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Canadian province of Manitoba has elected the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada.
“But here’s the thing. You have to want it,” he said. “If you want to leave the party lifestyle behind, it has to be you to make the decision. If you want to join the workforce, get a new career, it has to be you to take the first step. And if you’re dealing with some kind of illness and you want to find healing, it has to be you to decide to move forward.Kinew, 41, is a former rapper, broadcaster and university administrator.
John Norquay was the first Indigenous person to serve as Manitoba’s premier. Norquay, who was Métis, became the province’s fifth premier in 1878. Métis are people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry.
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