‘Our people are resilient’: Manitoba First Nations organization prepares for pandemic – APTN News
March 18, 2020
Indigenous organizations are taking steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic less than a week after Manitoba recorded it’s first case.
“We find ourselves in perilous times. We find ourselves in a precarious situation but I think that our people are resilient have always been resilient. We have been through many epidemics” said Garrison Settee, grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO).
He said MKO has a plan.
It includes several recommendations for First Nations.
Both federal and provincial governments have encouraged social distancing, but overcrowded homes is a reality for many communities.
