Cecil Sveinson

Cecil Sveinson has been the City of Winnipeg’s Indigenous Relations Manager since 2021, where he focuses on building trust and understanding between the city and Indigenous communities. He emphasizes the necessity of listening to community needs and implementing initiatives that directly address their concerns, such as mandatory training for cab drivers on Indigenous cultural safety. Sveinson believes that effective reconciliation requires long-term, stable funding and widespread support, highlighting the complex dynamics of urban reconciliation work in the context of varying city-specific challenges.