Our mission is to empower Indigenous youth to lead a local food production project that combines traditional knowledge with arts, climate and cultural entrepreneurship.
We are a Not-For-Profit Social Enterprise powered by Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs
Our food products will be produced with support from the Manitoba Agriculture Food Development Centre in Portage La Prairie
We are proud to be members of Food & Beverage Manitoba
Product Certifications and Licenses for Production and Distribution of our products will include:
- Manitoba Agriculture Permit
- Safe Food for Canadians (SFCA) Processing License
- SFCA Export License
- Preventive Control Plan (PCP)
OUR UPCOMING PRODUCTS CAN BE SOLD IN STORES ACROSS MANITOBA, CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES!
Empowering youth to become powerful narrators of their own stories, Niriqatiginnga fosters advocacy, policy influence, and decolonized learning for Indigenous artists and cultural entrepreneurs.
Upcoming Events
Global Dignity Day 2024
October 16, 2024 – Global Dignity Day aims to empower individuals with the belief that every human being has the inherent right to live a life marked by dignity and respect.
National Kindness Week 2025
The annual, week-long celebration encourages Canadians from coast to coast to coast to celebrate acts of kindness, volunteerism and charitable giving to the benefit of all Canadians, and will connect individuals and organizations to share resources, information and tools to foster more acts of kindness.
Northern Lights 2025 Montreal
We’re planning to attend the Northern Lights 2025 Business & Cultural Showcase beginning on February 12, 2025!Indigenous youth in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are leading a groundbreaking seasonal food production project with the Niriqatiginnga program. Through arts, entrepreneurship, and digital media literacy, they’re planning to craft homemade jams for the upcoming fall and holiday season.
Youth and artists are learning how artificial intelligence intersects with food security and capacity-building.
Funding will support Indigenous communities in protecting and expanding their IP interests and foster the development of future IP experts
“Each and every day, farmers right across North America are working hard to feed their communities, their country, and the entire world,” said Minister MacAulay. “After spending the last few days in Iowa and Minnesota, I’ve seen just how strong our partnership with the United States really is, and it’s vitally important that we continue to work together, as nations and as dear friends, to strengthen our supply chains, address food security challenges, and put more money in the pockets of producers on both sides of the border.”
