Ogijiita is the spirit of both a warrior and a provider of the community. Pimatiswin means "good life". Kinimatwin means "to walk towards”
O.P.K. aims to nurture and support marginalized, at-risk, Indigenous young adults and their families.
O.P.K. participants give back to the community.
Participants regularly do community service, act as helpers at ceremonies and support and work at community initiatives and events surrounding Missing and Murdered Women, as well as supporting Winnipeg's unsheltered community.
Donations required for the participants: beds, couches, dressers, kitchen tables and chairs, winter wear, steel toe shoes/boots, work gloves, safety glasses, bus tickets, bicycles. Donations required for Ceremonies: firewood, rocks, tarps, tools, pitchforks, spades, axes, tree pruning cutters, blankets, women's skirts,
Potential participants can self - refer by calling or texting Mitch at (204) 795-1741.
For more information visit the OPK website at www.opkmanitoba.com or Facebook at opkmanitoba