AMC Lifts Up Brokenhead Ojibway Nation as it Prepares to Break Ground on New Land Base Building
September 11, 2026
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba
AMC Communications
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB (September 11, 2026) – On behalf of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), we lift up Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON) as it prepares to break ground on its new Land Base Building on September 15, 2026.
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation to Break Ground on New Land Base Building
Ceremony to be held on September 15, 2026, beginning at 10:30 am, celebrating Anishinaabe teachings, land-based learning, youth wellness, and the sharing of cultural knowledge.
For Immediate Release
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Manitoba – September 2026
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Land Base Building on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, marking an important milestone in the Nation’s commitment to Anishinaabe teachings, language, land-based learning for children and youth, healing, and the sharing of cultural knowledge between Elders, Knowledge Keepers, youth, families, and community members.
The ceremony will take place at the Land Base Building site in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, located on BON Bison Drive East near the Bison Ranch, with the gathering beginning at 10:30 am. A community feast will follow the ceremony.
The new Land Base Building will provide a dedicated, culturally appropriate space for children, youth, and families to learn from the land and from Anishinaabe ways of knowing. Programming supported through the building will include workshops, camps, hunting, fishing, harvesting, medicine picking, tree tapping, language learning, and traditional teachings that strengthen identity, wellness, and responsibilities to the land for future generations.
“This building represents more than a new space. It represents our responsibility to our children, our youth, and the generations still to come,” said Chief Gordon Bluesky. “Through land-based learning and Anishinaabe teachings, our young people will have the opportunity to learn the stories, skills, values, and responsibilities that have been passed down by our ancestors.”
The project reflects Brokenhead Ojibway Nation’s ongoing commitment to cultural revitalization, children and youth wellness, family wellness, and Indigenous-led programming rooted in the Nation’s own traditions and priorities. The Land Base Building was made possible through the CHRT 41 process as a capital asset that supports the delivery of services in a safe, accessible, and culturally appropriate setting for children, youth, and families.
The groundbreaking ceremony will include cultural protocol, opening remarks, project remarks, youth remarks, a ceremonial groundbreaking, photos, and a community feast. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is pleased to invite community members, partners, project representatives, government dignitaries, and media to join in celebrating this important step forward.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Location: BON Bison Drive East, across from the Round House, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Community Feast: To follow the ceremony
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON)
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is a Treaty 1 Nation located northeast of Winnipeg on Hwy 59. BON is committed to strengthening community wellness, creating opportunities for children and youth, and advancing programs and services grounded in Anishinaabe culture, language, teachings, and self-determination.
Media Contact
Chief Gordon BlueSky
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
(204) 904-7879
gbluesky@brokenheadojibwaynation.com
For more information, please contact:
Communications Team
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Email: media@manitobachiefs.com
About The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs:
The AMC was formed in 1988 by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC is an authorized representative of all 63 First Nations in Manitoba with a total of more than 172,000 First Nations citizens in the province, accounting for approximately 12 percent of the provincial population. AMC represents a diversity of Anishinaabe, Nehetho / Ininew, Anisininew, Denesuline, and Dakota Oyate peoples.