APTN News Brief / March 26, 2021 / A Samson Cree Nation politician is finally sworn in eight months after his contested election. First Nations organizations in northern Manitoba want the province to step in to support the next phase of construction of an addictions and treatment centre. A group calling itself Red River Echoes has gone public with its criticism of the leadership of the Manitoba Metis Federation. And anticipation builds ahead of this Saturday's opening of Qaumajuq, aka the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre.

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