The Keewatin Tribal Council has declared a regional state of emergency on Thursday afternoon.
The northern Manitoba tribal council is made up of 11 communities, including Shamattawa First Nation and God’s Lake First Nation, which have already declared states of emergencies in the last six months.
The regional state of emergency was prompted by system-wide deficiencies in public safety, health services and infrastructure, the tribal council said in a media notice.
The First Nations are calling for financial help from the federal and provincial governments and recognition that they are dealing with legislated negligence and poverty, a news release said.
Shamattawa First Nation declared a state
