We walk with our community on their journeys
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is a trusted heart of Winnipeg’s Indigenous community. Our vision is to lead our people back home to a place where we are self-determining, healthy, happy, and respected for our cultural and spiritual strengths and ways of being.
What We Do
A number of Indigenous led prevention and intervention programs that help children, youth, women, men, and families heal, succeed, and become leaders. Ka Ni Kanichihk provides education and job-skills training, support for women and families, and mentorship. We walk with people on their path of recovery from trauma.
Programs and Services
News and Events
Restoring the Sacred's Round Dance – Celebrating Youth, Honouring Tradition
March 24, 2025
Heart Medicine Gathering 2025
March 24, 2025
24th Annual Keeping the Fires Burning – Announcing our MC's
March 21, 2025
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📣 This month`s `All Of Us` Sharing Circle for Peoples Living with HIV/STBBI will take place next Friday, May 23 at the 765 Main Street Social Enterprise Centre (suite 102).
There is no registration needed. Feel free to drop in!
The drop-in Drumming Circle will take place from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop-in Sharing Circle from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
As always, there will be a meal and bus tickets provided.
If you have questions, please direct them to Melissa Morris.
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🎉 It`s the Week of the Early Childhood Educator!
All of us at Ka Ni Kanichihk want to take a moment to share our appreciation for our Medicine Children`s Lodge staff. Thank you and Miigwetch for all of your hard work. ❤
To learn more about our Medicine Children`s Lodge daycare, please visit their program page on our website. Link in our bio!
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🔥 Are you a business or an institution trying to figure out how to get involved in and support efforts to advance reconciliation?
May we suggest that becoming a sponsor of #KFB24 is one initial step you can take to start walking the path of reconciliation. By doing so you can start to build relationships with First Nation, Metis, and Inuit Peoples and learn about the work of our Grandmothers and Grandfathers. They are making significant contributions to ensure our languages are preserved and our youth are learning our traditional ways of living.
For more information on how you can get involved and make a commitment to celebrating Indigenous Peoples, please visit the `Keeping the Fires Burning` link in our bio.
#keepingthefiresburning #KFB24 #kanikanichihk @rbcconvctrewpg
🔥 Grandmother Dolly Sirkudjuk Tinashlu has been nominated by Tunngasugit as their Keeper of the Fire.
Grandmother Dolly was born in a tent by Hudson Bay on June 9, 1964, in Naujaat (formerly known as Repulse Bay). Her life is a beautiful testament to resilience, family, and cultural preservation. Her story speaks volumes about the strength of community and tradition, as well as the importance of passing on cultural knowledge to future generations.
Her dedication to sharing the Inuit way of life through teaching, artifacts, and ceremonies like lighting the qulliq is such a powerful way to keep her heritage alive, especially in a world where those traditions can sometimes fade into the background.
Join us on Thursday, June 19th as we honour and celebrate Grandmother Dolly.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Keeping the Fires Burning link in our bio.
#KFB24 #keepingthefiresburning #kanikanichihk @rbcconvctrewpg
📣 FREE Stone Carving Workshop next Weekend!
"Connecting Carving and Ancestral Knowledge Systems for Healing Conversations" with The Man of Stone, Dave Zachary.
📍 Where: 765 Main Street, Social Enterprise Building, Winnipeg, MB
⌚ When: Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lorraine Seymour, MSW, is doing research on Indigenous knowledge and how it has shaped modern science and medicine. This workshop is centered around the Sacred Teaching of Honesty, represented by the Saabe.
Join us next weekend and learn to carve Saabe as we converse, eat and connect.
This is a free workshop for Indigenous men ages 19 to 45 years old. Lunch, bus tickets, and honorarium will be provided to participants.
There are limited spaces, so register soon and secure your spot!
TO REGISTER:
Email: lorraineseymour748@gmail.com
Phone: (431) 338-6640
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🔥 The #KFB24 Planning Committee is honoured that Freeman White Jr. will join us on June 19th to render an Honour Song as we celebrate and lift up our Grandmothers and Grandfathers.
Freeman White Jr. is Ojibwe from Whitefish Bay, Ontario and has been singing all his life. He is fortunate to have been taught by his late Grampa Freeman Sr. and his uncles, cousins, and numerous powwow brothers.
Freeman Jr. shares a teaching that he learned… “no one ever masters singing, it is always something to be learned and passed on.”
Get your tickets today as we give thanks and show our appreciation to all that our Grandmothers and Grandfathers share. We are grateful for their contributions and love them deeply.
Purchase your tickets today! Visit the `Keeping the Fires Burning` link in our bio!
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❗Ka Ni Kanichihk offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday April 18 for Good Friday.
Our offices will also be closed this coming Monday, April 21 for Easter Monday.
We will be back in office on Tuesday, April 22.
During our closure, please be advised that office phone lines will not be monitored until we resume our normal business hours on Tuesday.
Miigwetch.
🗓📣 SAVE THE DATE: Wiping Away the Tears 2025
⏱ Date: May 9 to 11, 2025 (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)
📍 Location: Victoria Inn (1808 Wellington Ave, WPG, MB, R3H 0G3)
Wiping Away the Tears is a healing event for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and our Two-Spirit relatives. This gathering provides a safe, culturally informed space for participants to connect with one another, engage in ceremony, and access support and healing resources.
The theme for this year’s event is Courage, symbolized by the Bear in Indigenous teachings, representing strength, resilience, and bravery. We invite families to practice self-care, honour their loved ones, and share in the collective healing of our community.
Seats are limited. Register now to secure your seat. After registering, you will receive an email confirming your attendance.
❗ Registration will close Friday, April 25 at 12:00 p.m. (CST)
TO REGISTER, CONTACT ASHLEY KNIGHT:
Phone: 204-953-5820
Email: aknight@kanikanichihk.ca
Please follow our social media for more updates and details as we approach the event!
Chi-Miigwetch. ❤
24th Annual Keeping the Fires Burning
Thursday, June 19th, 2025 – RBC Convention Centre
Grand Entry at 5:30PM CST
Ka Ni Kanichihk is excited to invite you to join us on Thursday, June 19th, 2025, to mark 24 years of celebrating Indigenous resilience, relationship and reconciliation.
Funds raised through Keeping the Fires Burning provide transformative, culturally safe services and programs. They also support research and the integration of best practices in Indigenous-led community leadership. These are all critical elements in the restoration and reclamation of our positive and powerful cultural identity.
For information please contact: Sheri Domenico at sheri.domenico@outlook.com or by phone at 204-881-0337.
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