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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Family Helper – Isobel’s Place
MA MAWI WI CHI ITATA CENTRE, INC Internal/External Employment Opportunity June 1, 2023 Position Title: Family Helper Classification: Monday – Friday 4-12 midnight Location: Isobel’s Place Salary: To commensurate with Education, skills, and experience Background: [...]
Youth Mentor – Hands of Mother Earth Program – St. Laurent
MA MAWI WI CHI ITATA CENTRE, INC Internal/External Employment Opportunity May 19, 2023 Position: Youth Mentor Classification: Sat-Sun 8pm-8am Location: Hands of Mother Earth Program – St. Laurent Starting Salary: Subject to Qualifications Background: The [...]
Finance Manager
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc EXTERNAL Employment Opportunity May 18, 2023 Position: Finance Manager Classification: Permanent Full-Time (Executive) Location: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Administrative Office Headingly, MB (Urban Reserve) Salary: [...]