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Brady Deaton, a University of Guelph agricultural economist and McCain Family Chair in Food Security, was the University of Manitoba’s 2017 Kraft Lecturer. His lecture underscored the importance of communities, such as First Nations, progressing when they have authority to manage themselves instead of being constrained by rules such as the Indian Act. This was the 9th annual Kraft Lecture created in memoriam of renowned University of Manitoba agricultural economist DarylKraft.
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Local control key to better resource management

Brady Deaton, the University of Manitoba’s 9th annual Kraft Lecturer, says the Indian Act prevents First Nations from taking action to improve their citizens’ well-being

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Justin Trudeau has promised to end boil-water advisories on First Nations, but some could fix the problem themselves by working with neighbours if First Nations controlled their land, says University of Guelph agricultural economist and McCain Family Chair in Food Security, Brady Deaton. “With respect to land, I am arguing the Indian Act basically removes
Greg Steele, Before Brandon exhibit guest curator, displays a replica paddle styled similarly to what would have been used by voyageurs during the fur trade in the Brandon area.
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Before Brandon was the Wheat City

Brandon was established as a city in 1882, but trading outposts along the Assiniboine River predate that mark by decades and are the subject of a museum exhibit at the Brandon General Museum and Archives

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In most tellings, Brandon is a city that appeared from nowhere, fuelled by agricultural settlement. In 1881 it was a single shanty, and just 12 months later it was the province’s first western city, the Wheat City. Local history buffs will recount how rail plans were moved 50 kilometres south in the 1870s, in line
Manitoba First Nations agricultural history isn’t well known.
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Manitoba’s earliest agriculture

Canada 150: First Nations, fur traders and the Selkirk settlers all grew 
some of the earliest harvests in Manitoba

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As part of our celebration of Canada 150, the Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s Alex Campbell has written a historical review of agriculture in Manitoba. The Manitoba Co-operator will be printing it as an ongoing serial over the next several weeks. While Canada dates from 1867, the history of agriculture in Manitoba stretches much further back into
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New tool kit guides urban reserve process

New resources can help First Nations and municipalities work together on economic development

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When Swan River and Sapotaweyak Cree Nation first began talks in 2010 to set up an urban reserve, the Parkland town’s council had no idea how to proceed. It needed to learn about what Treaty Land Entitlement was, and how to honour it, and what would be involved to convert a parcel to reserve land,
Port of Churchill.
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North asks AMM to support Port of Churchill

Resolution asks AMM to lobby to ensure port stays open for 2017 shipping season

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The Association of Manitoba Municipalities wants the province and federal government to make revitalizing the Port of Churchill and ensuring operations of the rail line to the northern town their top priority. The town of Churchill’s mayor and council asked delegates for support, bringing an emergency resolution to last week’s municipal leaders’ convention in Winnipeg.
Aboriginal Manitoba farmer with oxen, circa 1900.
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First Nations were first farmers in Manitoba

U of M students search site for historical artifacts

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It’s certain the first farmers in Manitoba were First Nations people, likely near the site of modern-day Lockport. That’s why a group of anthropology students from the University of Manitoba spent five weeks at the site this spring, searching for artifacts that could help us learn more about these early agriculturalists. The earliest recorded observation
“What I’ve come to realize is that Hudson Bay Railway is a utility. It is a service to the North and it provides that service to many First Nations communities.” – Merv Tweed, OmniTrax
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First Nations leaders proving adept at train transition

First Nations ownership and utility-like business model will be key ingredients of a successful transition

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OmniTrax might be pulling out of northern Manitoba, but that doesn’t mean the railway is doomed. Merv Tweed, OmniTrax Canada’s president, told the Hudson Bay Route Associations’ Mar. 23 annual meeting in Yorkton a consortium of First Nations communities is poised to take over the Hudson Bay Railway. Facing tough questions from the crowd about
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Treaty rights to farm were not fulfilled

First Nations people embraced agriculture, but were stymied by policies established by European settlers

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When James Wilson asks an auditorium of agriculture students how many First Nations farmers they know, only two hands go up. That doesn’t surprise Manitoba’s treaty commissioner. “It’s not by accident,” he said, explaining that for decades policies enacted by the federal government made it impossible for Aboriginal people to farm successfully. But that’s not

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