By Dave Baxter  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The federal government says it will provide funding of more than $1.5 million to help the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) get a better idea of how many Red River Metis citizens are currently incarcerated and to help find ways to keep more Metis citizens out of the criminal justice system. On Tuesday during a virtual press conference, it was announced that Justice Canada will provide $1.68 million over five years through the Indigenous Justice Program to MMF to support the “continued delivery of community-based justice programs, and their work to address the overrepresentation of Red River Metis people in the justice system.” And although statistics on the number of Indigenous people who are incarcerated in this province and across the country are widely

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