Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal speaks during an endorsement ceremony for the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA) at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The federal and Manitoba governments will contribute more than $33 million for the construction of a M茅tis 好色tv Heritage Centre in Winnipeg.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal speaks during an endorsement ceremony for the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA) at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, June 23, 2022. The federal and Manitoba governments will contribute more than $33 million for the construction of a M茅tis 好色tv Heritage Centre in Winnipeg.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
JDT/WINNIPEG - The federal and Manitoba governments will contribute more than $33 million for the construction of a M茅tis 好色tv Heritage Centre in Winnipeg.
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, who is a Winnipeg MP, announced $23.1 million in federal funding Saturday during the Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba M茅tis Federation.
The money is on top of $5.1 million that Ottawa has already contributed to the project, and Premier Heather Stefanson told the Federation's AGM in a video statement that her government will be contributing $10 million.
The federation and BMO announced in 2020 an agreement for the sale of BMO鈥檚 historic building at Portage Ave. and Main St. for the Heritage Centre.
Vandal says in a news release the new centre will showcase M茅tis history through workshops, artifacts and photos as well as traditional and contemporary arts.
Manitoba M茅tis Federation president David Chartrand says the centre will teach visitors about how the Red River M茅tis were instrumental in bringing the west into Canada over 150 years ago.
"The Red River M茅tis were the economic engine of the west. It is symbolic that when you stand inside our new heritage centre at the corner of Portage and Main and look through the doors, you are facing Northwest into our Homeland," Chartrand said in the news release.
"This is the corner where all roads westward began."
The news release notes the $23.1 million of federal money is coming from the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program.
It says the project will also facilitate a large reduction in GHG emissions, provide significant energy savings and include extensive accessibility components.
When BMO announced the sale of its bank building, which has been standing since 1913, it noted the Red River Settlement, which is now Winnipeg, was the birthplace of the M茅tis Nation.
It noted Portage and Main is located at the centre of the settlement and at the joining of two major historic Red River Cart trails.
"The story of our Red River M茅tis formation, and our contributions to Canada's Confederation, are an important part of our shared history," Chartrand said Saturday.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 15, 2022
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