Kiniw Management

Kiniw stands with the Moose Hide Campaign in promoting awareness, respect, and action to end violence against women, men, children, and families. Change begins with each of us through our words, actions, and commitment to protecting future generations.

Proud of Alicia Rae Kubrakovich proud citizen of Minegoziibe Anishinaabe for the work and dedication put into organizing the Family Violence Prevention Forum. Bringing people together to share knowledge, raise awareness, and strengthen support for families is important work that helps create safer communities for everyone. Honoured to stand beside Alicia Rae and support this meaningful initiative.

Change begins with people willing to share their stories, build relationships, and create a path forward. Grateful for the opportunity to meet with former NHLer Theo Fleury and Chief Rod Willier of Sucker Creek First Nation, whose leadership and experiences has inspire positive change and stronger nation hood.

Theo Fleury and Olympian Brian Thomas, great role models for our young Sharkawi brothers.

Brian Thomas, a former Olympian and University of Alabama graduate, knows what it takes to succeed at the highest level. For the past several years, Brian Thomas and Boh Kubrakovich-Kiniw have worked together to show our youth that academics and athletics go hand in hand. Through mentorship, leadership, and lived experience, they have encouraged students to work hard, stay focused, and pursue excellence in the classroom, on the field, and in life.

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Kiniw is proud to be working alongside Jody Linklater, Clean Communities, a dedicated protector of Mother Earth and the environment. Through a shared commitment to clean communities, environmental stewardship, and responsible land management, Jody continues to support meaningful efforts that protect the land, water, and future generations. Together, we are advancing positive actions that honour our responsibility to care for Mother Earth.

It was an honour to meet with former Assembly of First Nations National Chiefs Ovide Mercredi and Matthew Coon Come, two respected First Nations leaders whose work has helped advance national discussions on self-government, self-determination, treaty rights, and Nation rebuilding across Turtle Island. Both leaders shared perspectives on the importance of strengthening First Nations governance, protecting lands and resources, and ensuring that future generations continue to exercise their inherent rights as Nations. 

Our discussion also included Ovide Mercredi’s influential book In the Rapids: Navigating the Future of First Nations, which promotes the inherent right of First Nations to govern themselves, protect their cultures, languages, and territories, and determine their own futures. The conversation reinforced that the survival and prosperity of First Nations depends upon strong leadership, cultural continuity, self-determination, and rebuilding Nation-to-Nation relationships based on respect, responsibility, and recognition of First Nations sovereignty throughout Turtle Island. 

In Vancouver with Grand Chief Noskey of Treaty 8 and former National Chief Ovide Mercredi was a meaningful opportunity to engage in thoughtful discussions about the future of our Nations. Both leaders have dedicated decades of service to advancing First Nations rights, governance, leadership, and self-determination at their nations, regional, and national levels.

Their knowledge, experience, and commitment to the well-being of First Nations peoples offer valuable lessons for current and future generations. Conversations centered on nation-building, strengthening governance, protecting inherent rights, and ensuring that First Nations voices continue to be heard and respected throughout Turtle Island.

Gimli, Treaty 1 Territory – Senator Sol Sanderson and Louis Malcolm stand as two solid knowledge keepers who have walked alongside me on this path. Meeting with them has been a gift, as they carry deep understanding of sovereign steps, self determination, and self reliance for our nations. Their teachings come from lived experience and hard won wisdom, and they have never held that knowledge back from those willing to learn.

Over the years, these two men have guided me through the natural law of the nations, showing how our people move toward written laws that still honour who we are. Their approach always puts the people first, making sure the nations themselves lead the way. This is the kind of guidance that builds real and lasting sovereignty, one grounded in our own laws and our own people at the forefront.

On April 20, 2022 history moved forward again on the long path that began August 21, 1871, when Treaty 2 was agreed too. This time it happened in Dauphin, Treaty 2 Territory, at the draft for the Under 21 Hockey Challenge. Four teams, carrying the four directions, the four colours, and the four sacred clans of Anishinaabe culture, sat down to build their rosters for a tournament that will bring young players and communities together under one roof. It was a proud and grounded moment, one that showed how sport can carry culture forward while giving young hockey talent a stage to shine.

Boh Kubrakovich-Kiniw and Craig Beaulieu, Event Organizer stood together as Team Kiniw made its first pick, a milestone that will stay with everyone in that room. The draft was more than a hockey event. It was a living expression of identity, resilience, and pride, rooted in the same spirit that has guided Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota people in the territory since the treaty was made over a century and a half ago. As the four teams walked away with their new rosters, the excitement pointed to something bigger than the game itself: a territory and its nations reclaiming its space, celebrating its youth, and building toward a tournament that will be remembered for years to come.

Pheasant Rump, Treaty 4 Territory – Chief Ira McArthur continues to provide strong leadership for Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation and the Nakota (Assiniboine) people. His efforts were instrumental in advancing the Nation’s long-standing pursuit of justice, culminating in federal recognition of Pheasant Rump as a continuous Treaty 4 Nation. This recognition helped correct a historical wrong stemming from the 1901 forced amalgamation and reaffirmed the Nation’s distinct history, identity, and place within Treaty 4.

Boh Kubrakovich-Kiniw, while with Anishinaabe Agowiidiwinan – Treaty 2 Territory has worked to build and maintain respectful relationships with leaders such as Chief Ira McArthur and Nations across Turtle Island. These relationships are grounded in mutual respect, dialogue, and support for each Nation’s priorities and aspirations.