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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Claire Johnstone, an artist featured in this year’s Lights On The Exchange, is photographed on Main St. at Bannatyne Ave. in Winnipeg in front of her lantern Lii Faam Michif Mashkawishiwak pi Tipeemishowak (Metis women are strong and free/own themselves) Monday, January 22, 2024. Her piece depicts Annie Bannatyne, a 19th century Metis woman and philanthropist, and is placed on top of the former Birt’s Saddlery building on Main at Bannatyne. Reporter: Eva