Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 17

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Manitoba"

Updates on this page: 3 (Filtered by Indigenous Group "First Nations")
 

November 17, 2022


Manitoba bill would help ensure birth certificates reflect Indigenous names

The Globe and Mail: The Manitoba government is moving to ensure birth certificates can better represent the names of Indigenous people and those of other cultures. A bill now before the legislature would establish a wider range of letters, characters and symbols beyond the traditional ones found in the English and French languages. The bill...

May 18, 2022


Bill 236 introduces amendments to the Vital Statistics Act to permit Indigenous names

Winnipeg Sun: NDP critic for Indigenous reconciliation Ian Bushie (Keewatinook) introduced Bill 236 on Wednesday at the Manitoba Legislature alongside Carson Robinson and Zaagaate Jock and their baby Atetsenhtsén:we, which is a traditional Mohawk name. “This bill is important for parents across the province who want to pass on traditional names to the next generation,”...

February 17, 2022


Manitoba’s Vital Statistics Act only recognizes the letters a-z and English or French accents

CBC: Province’s Vital Statistics Act restricts what accents and symbols can be used. A Manitoba Indigenous couple named their daughter Atetsenhtsén:we, which translates to “forever healing medicine” in Kanien’kéha, the Mohawk language. They were given the name through ceremony via the birth mother’s traditional longhouse in Akwesasne. According to Robinson, the colon is commonly used in Kanien’kéha orthography and...

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