We all work together to help one another.
Our Mandate
Established in 1984, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata is a Grandmother in the Winnipeg family of community service-providers with more than 30 years of experience working with Indigenous families. We are community people helping other community people reclaim our inherent roles and responsibilities as Indigenous caregivers and the most important teachers of our children.
The name Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata translates from Ojibway into the phrase, “we all work together to help one another.”
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre is a strength and value-based family resource organization delivering community-based programs and services within the philosophy embodied in our name. Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre believes in accountability, transparency and effective use of resources. For us, this means working together with our families, our partners, funders and governments to create community based solutions that build local capacity for self-care.

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Support Helper – Astum Api Niikinaahk
MA MAWI WI CHI ITATA CENTRE, INC Internal/External Employment Opportunity March 23, 2023 Position: Astum Api Niikinaahk Support Helper Day Classification: Full-time Permanent 40 hours per week Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm Location: Astum Api Niikinaahk Salary: $23.00 [...]
For Every Family Initiative – Community Helper
MA MAWI WI CHI ITATA CENTRE, INC INTERNAL/EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY March 22, 2023 Position Title: For Every Family Initiative/ Community Helper Classification: 1 Year Term Part-Time Location: Spence Community Site Salary: Subject to Qualifications Background: [...]
The Nagijeung Abinoojiik Coordinator
MA MAWI WI CHI ITATA CENTRE, INC Internal/External Employment Opportunity March 20, 2023 Position: TheNagijeung AbinoojiikCoordinator Classification: Term March 31, 2024 (possible extension dependent on funding) Location: Partner’s locations: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre [...]