News Releases
What we’re up to, what’s happening in food security work, plus resources to help keep the community growing.
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Youth Rabbit Snaring Clubs
Youth rabbit snaring clubs in Makeso Sakahikan (Fox Lake/Gillam) and Kisipakamak (Brochet) are part of a large scale project in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to teach the youth essential land-based skills.
Trapping Season in Makeso Sakahikan
Northern partner and traditional harvester Lawrence Saunders reflects on trapping season with the youth in Makeso Sakahikan (Fox Lake/Gillam).
Adapting To Climate Change
Indigenous harvesters and Manitoba Non-Profit Food Matters Manitoba adapt to the ongoing effects of climate change in the north.
Giving Tuesday – Western Financial $10,000 Recipient!
Thanks to all of our amazing supporters who nominated us for Western Financial Group’s national $100,000 giveaway for Giving Tuesday.
Hide Tanning and Tufting Workshop
Students at the Frontier School Division in Kisipakamak (Brochet) participate in a hide tanning and tufting workshop.
Moose Meat For Elders
Food Matters Manitoba, Northern partners, and Interlake Regional Health Authority team up to provide moose meat for elders on National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
A Winnipeg Sundance Experience
Traditional harvester and FMM’s Northern partner, Drayden Jobb, recounts his personal experience attending a Sundance in Winnipeg over the past summer.
The Norway House Gathering
Traditional harvester and FMM’s Northern Community Facilitator reflects on his time attending the recent Norway House Gathering this past summer in August.
Re-Building Local Food Systems in the North After Colonization
How Indigenous non-profit Food Matters Manitoba is helping northern communities heal from the trauma of colonization by building local food systems.
