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" Seeing the mayor talk about aboriginals and not refugees gives me the feeling that he's not addressing the issue of new Canadians," said David Atem, after Bowman called a news conference Thursday, flanked by many First Nations leaders, to respond to a Maclean's article about racism toward indigenous Winnipeggers. " That doesn't mean racism is not happening to them," said Atem, an academic adviser. " Newcomers are affected on the same level, but don't have a strong voice." Atem said racial profiling is very real in Winnipeg and needs to be addressed. " I experienced it one time with the police," he said, alleging he's been hassled by the same police officer twice while dropping his son off at daycare and complained to Winnipeg's police chief. He said he worries about newcomers who can't or won't speak up. " The vulnerable cannot communicate about the situations that happened to them," he said. " I think it's worse for the aboriginal people," said Florence Okwudili, who came to Winnipeg from Nigeria 13 years ago and hasn't felt the sting of overt racism. She came to that conclusion after shopping with a friend who's an aboriginal woman. She and other shoppers leaving a discount department store sailed past the exit with their purchases. Her friend, though, was stopped by a store employee who checked her receipt. " I was shocked," said Okwudili. " I've never been stopped in Walmart before." She's been with her friend in other retail settings. " The minute she walked into the store, all eyes were on her," said Okwudili. " It opened my eyes to reality - this is what they have to go through." Many Africans have suffered as a result of colonization, but she feels Canada's First Nations people had it worse. In Canada, the colonizers stayed, while in many colonies in Africa they used the local people to harvest the resources and left, said Okwudili, who's taken an aboriginal studies course at the University of Winnipeg. " The aboriginal matter is not being discussed as it ought to be," said Okwudili, who thinks having a popular black president in the United States may have affected the treatment of African newcomers like her. " In the black community, I think the American influence is helping," she said. Okwudili has helped organize the annual Youth Role Model Awards and served on Winnipeg's Citizen Equity Committee. The committee was formed in 2001 to monitor equity and diversity issues affecting Winnipeggers and advise the mayor and council. The 13- member committee has five positions open and is hiring a new coordinator, said its new chairwoman, city Coun. Cindy Gilroy. One of the first things on the monthly agenda will be racism. " We're going to talk about the Maclean's article and what we, as a group, can do to promote an equitable city." The committee passed a resolution earlier to make Winnipeg into Canada's first certified Human Rights City - " to look at policies and structures to make it much more ingrained and systemic," said Coun. John Orlikow, its past- chairman. Okwudili wants it to have more clout. " The mayor needs to put more force into this - give more authority to the committee," said Okwudili. " Now that it is in the news, there has to be a better way of creating a better understanding," she said. The way to create better understanding is by helping moms get to know each other, said Lorelle Perry, who runs a program for newcomer and First Nations moms out of Turtle Island Community Centre in the North End. Beneath the sensational headlines about racism, changes are taking root, said the former teacher who runs First Nations, All Nations. " We work at the mom level," said Perry, who believes the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. " We are approaching what's wrong at the most basic level." Small children are seeing their mothers from all walks of life eat together and laugh together in the program funded by the Manitoba Arts Council. It's one of many programs at the centre bringing the community together that are " really, really hopeful," said Perry. " Collectively, we're only one generation away from having our kids as part of a new way of seeing and thinking and perceiving each other." carol. sanders@ freepress. mb. ca PALLISTER'S OBJECTION A10 GOOD FOR WINNIPEG? A11 Newcomers want to be heard Immigrants feel left out of racism discussion By Carol Sanders Gimli Fish 596 Dufferin Ave. 204- 589- 3474 625 Pembina Hwy. 204- 477- 6831 1604 St. Mary's Rd. 204- 256- 3474 Fresh Pickerel Pickerel Cheeks Smoked Goldeye JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS David Atem, an academic adviser from South Sudan, has complained to the chief of police about racial profiling. SUBMITTED PHOTO Newcomer moms get together at Turtle Island Community Centre. A_ 03_ Jan- 24- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A3 1/ 23/ 15 9: 15: 09 PM ;