Protect Yourself.
Protect Your Family.
Check out our COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below for reliable information on the COVID-19 vaccine.
#ProtectOurPeopleMB Vaccine Campaign
Everyone is encouraged to follow and share videos and posts from the Protect Our People MB campaign accounts: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ProtectOurPeopleMB using the hashtags: #protectyourself #protectourpeople #protectourcommunities #protectourpeoplemb #doitforourelders #doitforourchildren #vaccineproud
For more information visit protectourpeoplemb.ca.
Status Card Pathfinders are here to help!
We are now making it easier to renew or replace your Status Card!
Our trained Status Card Pathfinders are authorized to act on your behalf, and can walk you through the status card renewal or replacement process. SCO is pleased to offer this service in Winnipeg, and in 2022 we will be visiting Brandon, and other urban centres. While the program is currently available for renewals or replacements only, in the coming months, we look forward to assisting with new applications as well.
Survey Report on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into MMIWG
On the National Day of Action for MMIWG, SCO released the powerful results of the ‘Survey Report on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’.
Click here to find out what southern First Nations’ prioritized, and how to be a part of ending the violence.
COVID-19 Updates
As Chiefs and Councilors, health leaders, essential workers and community members work to protect our people and communities, we ask everyone to continue to take precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the new and dangerous variants.
Children aged 5-11 are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Book your child’s appointment today!
If you are on-reserve and still needing your COVID-19 Vaccine, contact your community health centre.
If you are off-reserve and still needing your COVID-19 Vaccine, call 1-844-626-8222 to book an appointment (call centre is open seven days a week from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM) or book online.
THIRD DOSE eligibility has expanded its recommendations for the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to include all adults. The third dose should be given at least six months after the last vaccine.
Vaccine clinics for Indigenous people living in urban centres
The clinics are located at:
- Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre – Win Gardner Place, 363 MacGregor Ave., Winnipeg. Call 204-599-6551 for Ma Mawi Vaccine Call Centre
- Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre, 180 Higgins Ave., Winnipeg
- Brandon Friendship Centre, 205 College Ave., Brandon
- Prairie Fusion Arts and Entertainment Centre, 11 Second St. NE, Portage la Prairie
- Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson , 4 Nelson Rd., Thompson
Do you need to be tested for COVID-19 in Winnipeg?
Visit the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Rapid Testing Centre! Book your appointment by calling 1-888-986-8152. Walk-ins welcome from Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm.
Provincial cases as of January 12, 2022:
Total Cases: 105,406 Active Cases: 35,048 Recovered: 68,929
In hospital: 454 In ICU: 46
First Nation cases as of January 6, 2022:
New Cases: 311 On Reserve: 154 Off Reserve: 157
Total Cases: 23,238 Active Cases: 2,277 On Reserve: 1,080 Off Reserve: 1,197
In hospital: 70 On Reserve: 28 Off Reserve: 42 27% of total hospitalizations
The entire province of Manitoba is at the RESTRICTED level (orange) on the Pandemic Response System.
Public health order restrictions changes on December 28, 2021.
Grand Chief
Jerry Daniels
Jerry Daniels is Grand Chief of the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO), representing 34 Anishnaabe and Dakota communities in southern Manitoba. In January of 2020, he was acclaimed for a second term, the first time a Grand Chief has run unopposed in SCO’s history.
Media
SCO represents 34 Anishinaabe and Dakota First Nations in what is now southern Manitoba. Browse our news archive and stay up-to-date on coverage of our work to protect, preserve, promote, and enhance the lives and rights of First Nations peoples.
Community
Want news and updates from our communities? Looking for in-depth information and discussion on issues important to the lives of First Nation peoples? Interested in meeting our staff and finding out what they do as part of SCO? We cover all this and more in our community-focused newsletter.
Education
We compiled a comprehensive resource list to help you find financial supports for post-secondary education, including scholarships, bursaries, awards, and the Canada Learning Bond. You can also access information on residential and day schools, the Sixties Scoop, MMIWG2S+, anti-racism, and Treaty Rights, as well as information on how to Get Your Benefits! and a curated list to read, watch and listen!
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Imagine a Canada contest deadline for Kindergarten to Grade 5 has been extended to February 11th, 2022!
Youth in the K-G5 stream can submit an art piece, essay, or other representation to express their vision of a reconciled Canada and what they hope others will learn from their submission. Twelve projects will be selected from the K-G5 stream to be included in an art booklet showcasing their work and message.
Learn more and submit your project here:
nctr.ca/education/educational-programs/imagine-a-canada/?fbclid=IwAR2gLXkabLKLPNZN2ZGPAk3oUxA1Ynd…
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As students prepare to return to in-person classes on Monday, a reminder that the best protection for our little ones against the most harmful symptoms of COVID-19 is the pediatric Pfizer vaccine, which is now available for children ages 5 to 11.
Read more about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids here:
#ProtectourChildren #ProtectMB #protectourpeople #protectourcommunities #vaccineproud
I pulled my kids from school and live off reserve.. I'm signing up for homeschooling and not gonna force them to vaccinate. At least now they'll learn from an Indigenous point of understanding and be safe from viruses. ✊
NCI FM COVID-19 UPDATES
Tune in Mondays at 9:15 am to hear the latest COVID-19 updates from Dr. Marcia Anderson and Dr. Michael Isaac.
Listen to NCI online here: www.ncifm.com/listen-live/
Find out where to tune in from your community here: www.ncifm.com/network-map/
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No benefit to an obsolete jab designed specifically for the original strain that is long gone, latest data from 2022 show it does more harm than good. Will he help the vaccine injured or deny them diagnosis and treatment too like the other govmint doctors.
Early treatment therapeutics work.
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A mother, activist, Olympic athlete, and entrepreneur— @waneekhm is one of Canada’s most inspiring figures. Tune in virtually on February 8, at 7:00 PM (AST) as @CoadyStFX chats with this incredible woman.
Registration opening soon.
Event: An Evening with Waneek Horn-Miller – Coady Institute
Feb 8 | Throughout her life, Waneek Horn-Miller has always stood up for what was right—as a mother, an activis…
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Apply today and honour Survivors, show them that we are here for them, we love them, and that their strength and resiliency does not go unnoticed!
Communities and Residential School Survivors know what activities best support healing, memorials and remembrance in their communities. The Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund will support communities in pursuing the activities they feel are best. https://buff.ly/3Ill8eC
SCO continues to support southern FNs during the COVID-19 global pandemic and always. Feelings of distress, anxiety, and grief are heighten during this time. Remember, you are not alone. If you are struggling, please reach out
https://scoinc.mb.ca/mental-wellness/
