AMC Stands With Berens River First Nation After School Fire
January 27, 2026
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba
AMC Communications
AMC Stands With Berens River First Nation After School Fire
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB (January 27, 2026)– The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is standing with Berens River First Nation following the fire that destroyed the community’s school.
Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said the loss reaches far beyond a building.
“A school is more than walls and classrooms. It is where our children feel safe, where culture and language are carried forward, and where futures begin. What Berens River has lost is deeply felt across our Nations.”
Grand Chief Wilson emphasized that AMC’s focus is on supporting the community as it moves through the immediate aftermath.
“We are here in respect and in solidarity. We will follow the lead of Chief Hartley Everett and Council and stand ready to support their children, their families, and their community in the next steps.”
AMC sends its strength and support to the people of Berens River First Nation as they navigate the days ahead.
For more information, please contact:
Communications Team
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Email: media@manitobachiefs.com
About the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
The AMC was formed in 1988 by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC is an authorized representative of all 63 First Nations in Manitoba, with a total of more than 151,000 First Nations citizens in the province, accounting for approximately 12 per cent of the provincial population. AMC represents a diversity of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Nehetho / Ininew (Cree), Anishininew (Ojibwe-Cree), Denesuline (Dene) and Dakota Oyate (Dakota) people.