This category showcases initiatives within the Niriqatiginnga project that contribute to building sustainable cities and communities. Each activity record reflects our commitment to creating resilient and environmentally conscious communities with a focus on food security.
Learn more about how Niriqatiginnga is actively working to advance the UN Sustainable Goals with our SDG tracking page.
The Niriqatiginnga project is being designed to align with the thematic priorities of the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), Manitoba Agriculture’s Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership, and the UArctic Thematic Networks in the areas of food security, food sovereignty, and economic reconciliation in the following ways:
The leaves are starting to change colour. Students are off to school and back to campus.
This summer, our Niriqatiginnga project team spent a lot of time consulting and engaging several community partners here in Winnipeg, and in Northern Manitoba. Many communities, especially in the north, are struggling with a number of critical challenges and we thought we would share some of them here.
This summer our team met with representatives from the Government of Manitoba and Manitoba Agriculture’s Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Program.
As a community program, nurturing the skills, knowledge, and networks of our future leaders, this unique, pilot program contributes beyond the success of its participants. Niriqatiginnga also lays foundations for sustainable and impactful business and entrepreneurship programming across the Kivalliq Region and Northern Manitoba.
