What kids are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine? In Canada, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has now been approved for children aged 5- 11 years old. Does the vaccine work in kids? Yes- the efficacy (efficacy can be thought of as the effectiveness shown in a research trial) in the Pfizer trial was 90.7%. There were…
For Immediate Release (November 12th, 2021) The Manitoba’s Government failure to engage in good faith with First Nations was on display during the two-day judicial review hearing. Lawyers for the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC), Dauphin River First Nation, Lake Manitoba First Nation, Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation and Little Saskatchewan First Nation outlined the failures of…
For Immediate Release (November 05th, 2021) The Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC) says the Government of Manitoba spent over a million dollars fighting First Nations communities on the proposed Outlet Channels Project. This discovery was made when a request under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FIPPA) revealed that $1, 040, 236.20 was spent…
Nomination closing date March 31, 2022 – 11:45pm EDT Named in loving memory of Jordan River Anderson, the Jordan’s Principle Scholarship will be awarded to First Nations students studying children’s health or children with disabilities. Learn more about Jordan and the importance of Jordan’s Principle here. Thanks to generous donors, five scholarships (2 x $5,000, 3…
On behalf of the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC) Board of Directors, I would like to extend congratulations to Chief Kurvis Anderson and Councillors Barry Anderson, Blair Thompson, Brian Sanderson, Clay Sinclair, John Sanderson and Darlene Letandre on all of your success in the recent election in Pinaymootang First Nation. My team and I look…
Move Toward Post-Pandemic Manitoba, Must Continue to Follow the Fundamentals to Protect Each Other from COVID-19: Premier and Schuler The provincewide state of emergency under the Emergency Measures Act will expire today as the order is no longer required to help the province protect Manitobans from the impacts of COVID-19, Premier Kelvin Goertzen and Infrastructure…
Congratulations to all the students who were awarded this year’s IRTC Scholarships 2021. Dauphin River Kyanna Sumner Violet Thompson Ethan Moore Bethney Wood Cory Blaze Stagg-Dano Zebulin Woodhouse Asia Ballantyne-Cruly Israel Sinclair Cyssero Stagg Majik Stagg-Dano Pinaymootang Therrien Beardy Max Coutu Jordan Sanderson Matty Woodhouse Elizabeth Marsden Joshua Sanderson Grizzley McLean Gabriel Garson Joseph Woodhouse…
For Immediate Release (April 14th, 2021) On Friday April 9th, 2021, the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council filed an “application of leave to appeal” to the Supreme of Court of Canada. This move comes after the provincial court of appeal overtured an injunction that prevents Manitoba from carrying out further work on a proposed outlet channels…
For Immediate Release (February 11, 2021) The Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC) says the Province must listen to Indigenous Knowledge and science and stop silencing Indigenous voices on the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Project. A new independent report (the Report) commissioned by the IRTC, as well as Lake Manitoba, Kinonjeoshtegon, Dauphin…
For Immediate Release January 29th, 2021 The Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC) was extremely disappointed to hear the Premier’s misleading comments to Manitobans yesterday. Indigenous consultation with the Province on the Outlet Channels Project is not on track. More troubling, the Premier blatantly deceived the media at yesterday’s press conference about the Injunction rendered against…