By: Maggie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An Anishinaabe candidate in the Mountain View School Division’s upcoming byelection is calling for systemic change so on-reserve residents have a say in choosing the people making decisions about the public schools their children attend. Scott Lynxleg said he was shocked and saddened to learn that members of Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation, located about 100 kilometres northwest of Dauphin, are ineligible to nominate or vote for local school board candidates. “It just feels wrong,” said Lynxleg, a father and grandfather of public school students who splits his time between Tootinaowaziibeeng and his main residence in Dauphin. Lynxleg is seeking a vacant seat in Ward 2 of his division’s embattled board of trustees. A byelection to fill four vacancies in Mountain View is scheduled for…
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