BRANDON — Premier Wab Kinew presented the Order of the Buffalo Hunt to staff at Neelin High School for their bravery, quick response and compassion in relation to a sword attack on a student in June.

“The Order of the Buffalo Hunt reminds us that courage isn’t just about facing danger,” Kinew said in the packed gymnasium on Friday. “It’s about protecting one another — and Neelin showed us all how that’s done.”

The Neelin team’s actions were “an amazing example” of what it means to be a Manitoban, Kinew said during the presentation.

“This is the highest honour we can present to a group of people,” he said. “You did an amazing thing, keeping kids safe and looking after one another. You circled up and protected the young.”

The premier likened the staff’s courage to that of the bison — Man

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