Niizhiwag Odenang

Aniin kinwayaa. Welcome my relatives

 The Mission of Niizhiwag Odenang is to sustain land that can serve as a healing place for Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Anishinaabe/Indigenous people and their loved ones. It also serves as a model for land back where Indigenous people have access to take care of the land they come from and allow it to breathe.

Our vision is to create empowering spaces for Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Anishinaabe/Indigenous to reclaim their identity, bring to life traditional Two Spirit customs, re-create inclusion for our people, heal, and build a sustainable community for many generations to come. 

We know this means weaving together all parts of mino bimaadiziwin, including food sovereignty, protecting land and medicines, being in harmony with animal siblings, using art as a tool for expression, calling upon all our Anishinaabe ways to foster mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health for our Two Spirit community.

We are currently in the process of filing for our tax status and setting up the important administrative work that will lay the groundwork for our long-term vision of a safe, healthy, and thriving cultural place of healing.