October 3, 2025
JUNE – AUGUST 2025 – Over the summer, Ka Ni Kanichihk employed multiple teams of heart helpers with the assistance of additional funding to provide support to children, elders and families displaced by wildfires in Manitoba’s north. These teams worked tirelessly supporting our neighbours from the north in hotels and at the Cultural Village at …
October 3, 2025
Upcoming training sessions will be held on Zoom in October and November on the dates listed above. Registration for these sessions will go live on Friday, October 10 [updated Oct 6] on our Facebook page. The registration link will also be provided on this webpage at that time. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis; …
October 3, 2025
On June 19, the 24th annual Keeping the Fires Burning event took place at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. The event was a success, with over 800 community members, relatives, friends, family, and honoured guests in attendance. This year’s theme was Gichi-Anishinaabeg Ogikendaasowin: Gikino’amaage Abinoojiyag Dago Zaagi’idiiwin, or, Intergenerational Love: Learning from our Elders. …
October 3, 2025
SEPTEMBER 2025 – We are counting down the days anticipating the completion of the Ka Ni Kanichihk Sākihiwēwin Lodge’s building expansion at 455 McDermot Ave. – we are excited to share – less than 40 days to go. As the latest picture above shows, the building has taken its final shape, as we are completing …
March 24, 2025
On Friday, February 14, our Restoring the Sacred (RTS) program hosted a Round Dance, with around 800 community members gathering in ceremony, song, and dance throughout the evening. Wayne Lalman (RTS Coordinator), Amber Armitage (RTS Youth Activities Worker), and Chavez Green (RTS Mentee) organized the Round Dance. We spoke to Lalman and Armitage about the ceremonial and social aspects and their experience. Restoring the Sacred is a youth-centered, culturally-based program supporting Indigenous high school students with their transition to living in Winnipeg, helping them in reaching their education goals through individual peer mentorship and after-school workshops. After RTS mentors and mentees made drums and ribbon skirts during the program, Lalman and Armitage decided to arrange a celebration for the youths, showcasing their efforts...
March 24, 2025
On Friday, February 28, we hosted our 11th annual Heart Medicine Gathering at the Norwood Hotel. We would like to thank everyone who attended the event, and everyone who came together and helped make it so special for our community. We had activity stations like button-making, dream catchers, vision boards, a SnapFox photo booth, eagle-feather fan downs, massages, and STBBI testing (GoAskAuntie). We would also like to thank each of the dancers who were part of the Jingle Dress Healing Ceremony. We had so much positive feedback for the ceremony, and we’re so happy that so many women in the community were able to experience it with us...
