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Flipping your lid - some quick trauma learnings from my first week in Winnipeg

Our brains. See explanation below Re-engaging the brain, see explanation below Welcome to Turtle Island (North America)! I am currently in Winnipeg the capital of the province of Manitoba. The National Human Rights Museum, right at the fork of two rivers Some fast facts about Winnipeg and Manitoba to pull you in. Winnipeg is the third coldest urban centre to live in in the world. I’m feeling the chill! It is at least 50 degrees warmer than its minimum of -40. It is the only province in Canada founded through an act of violence (debatable I am sure). The founder of Manitoba was Louis Riel, a Métis leader, leading a rebellion to form a republic. He was driven into exile by the British and the region became administered by the Anglo-Canadians. Following this, due to severe discrimination , many Métis people had to leave. Winnipeg has the largest urban Indigenous population in Canada, and the second-highest in North America after Anchorage. Alcohol is on...