Manitobans made history Tuesday night for electing an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who is to become the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada.
Kinew was raised as a young boy on the Onigaming First Nation in northwestern Ontario, later moving with his family to Winnipeg. His late father was not allowed to vote as a young man under Canadian law at the time.
John Norquay was the first Indigenous person to serve as Manitoba's premier. Norquay, who was Métis, became the province's fifth premier in 1878. Cadmus Delorme, a former chief of Cowessess First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan, said in a text message the"ceiling has been lifted" for what Indigenous people can achieve.
Outgoing Manitoba Tory premier Heather Stefanson said during her concession speech that Kinew's win must be acknowledged. He decided to run for the Manitoba New Democrats in 2016 and was elected in the NDP stronghold of Fort Rouge in Winnipeg.
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