The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is celebrating the grand opening of the Louis Riel Child Care Centre in the St Boniface region of Winnipeg. The centre has 40 spaces for infants and preschool children and will be staffed by Métis early childhood educators. “They’re going to learn about buffalo hunts, they’re going to learn about the trapping, our industry and fishing, they’re going to learn about where we come from and who we are, and how rich and vibrant our communities are,” said MMF Minister of Early Learning and Child Care Frances Chartrand. The Louis Riel centre is reportedly the eighth facility that MMF has opened since 2019; the organization intends to open eight more centres, the next of which is expected to open in The Pas later this year.
