Norway House Cree Nation

He went into a coma and died at the age of five, never having left that.

hospital and I went to his memorial in his community of Norway House Cree Nation and if anyone's ever had the privilege of flying from Winnipeg over to Norway House you see all these beautiful lakes out the window right and I was looking at the lakes on my way to the memorial and I just tears came to my eyes I thought that little boy never saw this right just because of who he was and So in his memory, the family, his father, Ernest Anderson, and the entire family created Jordan's principle, which is very simple.

It says First Nations children should have substantively equal access to the health, education, and social supports that they need when they need them.

And the safeguard is, it's professionals who are going to say who they need them.

It was here, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, a field off Highway 59 near the north perimeter, that Hillary's body was found.

Hillary Angel Wilson was just 18 years old when she was last seen on the evening of August 19, 2009, in the north end of Winnipeg at Selkirk Avenue and McKenzie Street, where, according to some reports, she made a phone call from a pay phone around 8.30 p.m. Hillary was from Norway house Cree Nation.

Eight and a half hours north of Winnipeg, she moved to Winnipeg with her mother, seeking more opportunity.

The city was far different from Hillary's home community.

Jared has seen the challenges of transitioning from a small close-knit community to a city environment.

For anybody moving from a small community to a larger community, there's almost a culture shock to it.

I know that Hilary was originally from Norway, Norway hosts Cree Nation.

And to come from there where she, from my experience and working in communities and First Nations communities like that, there's a closer sense of family and safety and things are closer to you.

It's not a secret as to why we're not getting investment in Canada and yet the government refuses to get rid of those bad laws except very selectively.

Day two of the conference will feature Indigenous voices, including former Winnipeg Centre Liberal MP Robert Falcon Ouellette and Ron Evans, the former chief of the Norway House Cree Nation.

They'll talk about Indigenous priorities and the importance of consultation.

It's worth noting the Norway House Cree Nation is the owner of the Manago Critical Minerals Project, the first 100% First Nation owned critical minerals asset in Canada.

For Bridge City News from Winnipeg, I'm Rod Kurtz.

So thank you to Rod Kurtz for that great summary of day one of the conference.

Our goal is to find them.

How could a girl who came from a loving family in a remote northern community end up missing from one of the roughest areas in Winnipeg? What happened to this young mother, who was happy and in love, newly out of the hospital after having a baby, to make her vulnerable to violence in a seedy hotel? Who was Claudette Osborne Tyo? Claudette Priscilla June Osborne Tyo was born on May 15th, 1987, in Norway House Cree Nation.

Claudette's sister Bernie was a teenager when Claudette was born.

She was like this little tomboy that, you know, loved to be around adults, but she also liked to, you know, call the shots and, you know, be around the little ones, too.