Apagidiwag Omamawi’ininiwag Community Development Circle was founded to provide shelter, healing multi-generational wounds and contributing to the health and well‐being of Omamawi’ininiwag and regional Indigenous people who reside in or maintain significant connection to the Madawaska, Mississippi, Rideau and Tay River watersheds.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advance the physical, social, cultural, spiritual and ecological well-being of Omamawi’ininiwag and regional Indigenous people in the Madawaska, Mississippi, Rideau and Tay River watersheds.
Apagidiwag Omamawi’ininiwag Community Development Circle envisions vibrant and empowered communities, where Omamawi’ininiwag and regional Indigenous people live and grow together, maintaining responsibility and relationships within their homelands, families, and communities.
We strive to provide an increase of access to hands-on and land-based experiences of Omamawi’ininiwag traditional knowledge, values, histories, and contemporary experience.
Enhancing cultural awareness and relationship building through activities that facilitate the transmission of collective knowledges and values, while also promoting inter-generational relations between families and communities at large.
Building capacity and encouraging responsibility in individuals, families and communities through value-based dialogue, leadership and collective action.
We support reciprocal sharing and communication of knowledge, empowering the voice and presence of both Omamawi’ininiwag and regional Indigenous people.
Help us share traditional and contemporary knowledge with our youth. Sign up for our activities, volunteer, or donate.
Indigenous-Knowledge based activities including events such as socials, beading, and traditional teachings.
If you are interested in volunteering for one of our upcoming activities, reach out to us by email.
Donations are greatly appreciated and help fund our scheduled activities. If interested, contact us by email.
