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Ma Mawi celebrates 'rebirth' of Lake Winnipeg Indigenous wellness centre after 2018 fire

Grey Buffalo Grandfather Wellness Lodge offers urban Indigenous Winnipeggers chance to connect to land

CBC NewsOzten Shebahkeget

Margaret MacKinnon says the sudden destruction of an Indigenous cultural and healing centre on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg more than five years ago was a tragedy to the many people who used it.

But the former Windy Hill Learning and Wellness Centre, run by the Winnipeg non-profit Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, has now been rebuilt and renamed the Grey Buffalo Grandfather Wellness Lodge.

The new 36-bed lodge at Hillside Beach, about 100 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, officially opened Friday.

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Ma Mawi celebrates 'rebirth' of Lake Winnipeg Indigenous wellness centre after 2018 fire

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CBC NewsOzten Shebahkeget, Posted: Sep 21, 2024 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago
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