Wahbung Abinoonjiiag is located in the Lord Selkirk housing development in Winnipeg's North End. The project is an incorporated organization and acts as its own CAPC sponsor.

The project provides services to Aboriginal children (age 0-6) and their mothers in Winnipeg who have experienced multiple forms of victimization. The project was developed in 1994 jointly by three Winnipeg agencies - Native Women's Transition Centre, North End Women's Centre and Ikwe Widjittiwin (an Aboriginal women's shelter). It was established to develop a new service model for culturally-based programming, and culturally sensitive service approaches for women and their children age 0-6 who have left abusive relationships. The project has also developed a youth component, funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, for youth age 7-17 who are members of families participating in the project.

Wahbung Abinoonjiiag has adopted the Medicine Wheel as the philosophical and structural framework for the development, delivery and administration of the project. The Medicine Wheel is an empowering, culturally-based philosophy that follows and honours the traditional teachings of Aboriginal people in the Americas. The Medicine Wheel provides teachings that can bring about understanding of the roots of violence and eventually lead to healing.

"When are we going to have our lil babies come here and our daddys" - Donna age 5 (Family Circle Participant)

Contact us:
Belinda Vandenbroeck : Project Coordinator
Unit 11-254 Stella Walk
Winnipeg, MB
R2W 2T3

Ph: 925-4610
Fax: 582-9508
wahbung@mb.sympatico.ca