With hope on their hearts, a group of men from northern Manitoba has come to Winnipeg on a mission to help their community. | CBCManitoba
Jonathan Meikle created Strength in the Circle after being stabbed on a bus by another Indigenous man.
"The violence is getting out of hand. The drugs is getting out of hand. And for us, I think we can reach out to them and talk to them," Leon Colon said on Thursday. "Me and my friend got on a bus. An individual tried to provoke me with a knife. He went after somebody else. I ended up intervening — I disarmed and detained him. However, I was stabbed in the process," Meikle said.He says he saw the violence as a cry for help.
The group is also starting to bring more attention to the impact of the residential school system, Meikle says, including the symptoms of historical trauma that translate into addiction, incarceration and early death.Hanson McKay is part of the group that is making it first trip to Winnipeg, and will be in the city until Tuesday, taking in a week's worth of workshops, volunteering and joining patrols..
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