Colin R. Singer

Canada Immigration Success Story: Sudanese Man Wants to Help Newcomers Understand Each Other

• Why newcomer–Indigenous tensions exist and how he addresses them
• The mission of Real Talk Winnipeg
• What The Hood Fams does to support vulnerable youth
• Why community mentorship is changing lives

Mandela Kuet, a Sudanese-born community leader in Winnipeg, is on a mission to build bridges between Indigenous Peoples and newcomers to Canada . Arriving from South Sudan in the late 1990s, Mandela grew up in Winnipeg’s North End, a neighbourhood with deep Indigenous roots and a growing immigrant population . His lived experience has shaped his understanding of the complex relationship between these communities – one often marked by mutual misunderstanding, fear and competition for limited resources.

Rather than allowing these tensions to fester, Mandela has taken action. Through conversation, mentorship and grassroots ...