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Native Women’s Association of Canada congratulates Wab Kinew on his historic election as Premier of Manitoba

NWAC President Carol McBride: “The Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island have long been demanding seats at the table of power. With their votes, the citizens of Manitoba have said ‘yes, we want a First Nations voice at the very head of that table in this province.’

Published on October 4, 2023

Gatineau, Que. – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) congratulates Wab Kinew on his historic victory as the first First Nations Premier of a province of Canada.

“I cannot understate the importance of this moment and this achievement,” NWAC President Carol McBride said Wednesday. “The Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island have long been demanding seats at the table of power. With their votes, the citizens of Manitoba have said ‘yes, we want a First Nations voice at the very head of that table in this province.’”

Manitoba voters have rejected a party that promised it would never fund a search of Winnipeg landfills for the bodies of three Indigenous women who are the victims of a serial killer.

“That sends a clear message to Mr. Kinew and his NDP government that the search for those women must begin as soon as possible, and that the people of Manitoba understand the grief being suffered by their families,” said Mrs. McBride. “We are both elated with the election result, and relieved that this impasse over the search may finally be ended.”

Mrs. McBride said she and NWAC’s affiliate in Manitoba, Manitoba Moon Voices, look forward to working with the new Premier and his government on issues of importance to the province and to Canada as a whole.

“We know that Premier Kinew understands that what is good for Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender and gender-diverse people is good for all Manitobans and all Canadians,” said Mrs. McBride. “Our hearts are lighter today because of this important moment in Canadian history.”

About The Native Women’s Association of Canada

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a national Indigenous organization representing political voices of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people in Canada. NWAC is inclusive of First Nations—on- and off-reserve, status, non-status, and disenfranchised—Inuit, and Métis. An aggregate of Indigenous women’s organizations from across the country, NWAC was founded on a collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people within their respective communities and Canadian societies.

À propos de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada

L'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) est une organisation autochtone nationale qui représente la voix politique des femmes, des filles, des transgenres, des bispirituels et des personnes de sexe différent au Canada, y compris les membres des Premières nations vivant dans les réserves et hors réserve, les Indiens inscrits et non inscrits, les personnes privées de leurs droits, les Métis et les Inuits. Regroupant des organisations de femmes autochtones de tout le pays, l'AFAC a été fondée dans le but collectif d'améliorer, de promouvoir et de favoriser le bien-être social, économique, culturel et politique des femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés respectives et des sociétés canadiennes.

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Native Women’s Association of Canada congratulates Wab Kinew on his historic election as Premier of Manitoba

NWAC President Carol McBride: “The Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island have long been demanding seats at the table of power. With their votes, the citizens of Manitoba have said ‘yes, we want a First Nations voice at the very head of that table in this province.’