Thompson Local News

MKO reaches goal of helping First Nations citizens apply for status cards

MKO is looking to continue to help First Nations citizens apply for secure status cards in the New Year.

 

This comes as the organization announced in a news release that it has reached its goal of helping 25 hundred northern residents apply for identification in 2021.

 

The service, which launched in late January, is offered in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada as a way to ensure northerners have improved access in obtaining their Treaty status if they don’t have the means to travel to Winnipeg to get an appointment.

 

In addition to taking appointments at MKO’s office in Thompson, Senior Intake Clerk Gina Spence says their team has travelled to Norway House, Tataskweyak Cree Nation, and Winnipeg to hold pop-up clinics.

 

Spence adds they also held an event specifically for youth in Thompson.

 

MKO says there’s no cost to access this service, and those interested in booking an appointment can do so by calling 204-677-1700 or toll-free at 1-800-442-0488.

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