New federal funding has arrived to train Indigenous citizens on mining and mineral exploration.

The Manitoba Métis Federation and Mosakahiken Cree Nation will receive the bulk of roughly $540,000 that Ottawa announced on Friday.

Some $99,000 will funnel to the Thompson Regional Airport Authority to expand its winter testing capacity.

“In Manitoba, it’s absolutely critical,” Jack Park, MMF energy and infrastructure minister, said of the mining industry. “That’s why we want to get our youth interested.”

Today marks launch day of the MMF’s Digging Deeper program, which aims to draw youth to mining and mineral exploration.

It’s part of roughly $300,000 the MMF will get — over two years — to train 150 people. Citizens ages 14 through 29 will learn to search for, identify and dig for minera

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