Membership

Benefits of Membership

There are so many benefits to becoming a member of MMVI!

  • Canada wide and local advocacy
  • Educational and training opportunities for Indigenous women and gender diverse people
  • Pre-employment and employment supports
  • Having your voice heard and recognition of your achievements
  • A safe space for Indigenous women run by Indigenous women
  • Community connections and lifelong friendships

“To build a strong connection among Indigenous women, gender diverse people, organizations and allies across Manitoba supporting a collaborative voice in support of each other while also delivering responsive, effective, and valued research, education, access to resource sharing, and advocacy at the local, provincial, national and international levels.”

Become an Associate Member

To become a member of Manitoba Moon Voices Inc., you must be a:

 

  • Woman or gender diverse person of Indigenous ancestry who supports the Vision, Mission and Objectives of MMVI;
  • Of Indigenous ancestry and;
  • A resident of the Province of Manitoba for more than 6 months.

Non-Indigenous allies in the community can sign up as Associate Members.

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To become a member of Manitoba Moon Voices Inc., you must be a:

  • Woman or gender diverse person of Indigenous ancestry who supports the Vision, Mission and Objectives of MMVI;
  • Of Indigenous ancestry and;
  • A resident of the Province of Manitoba for more than 6 months.

Non-Indigenous allies in the community can sign up as Associate Members.
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Volunteer Opportunities

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Group or Organization Membership

Any Indigenous led Organization or Allied organization that supports the work of Manitoba Moon Voices.

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Code of Honour

Members will be part of a Circle, with many strengths, knowledge, and expertise from varied perspectives and experiences.

The work we do, the issues we are facing, the trauma we all continue to carry is ever present and impacting. To ensure we collectively move forward in a good way, we look to the seven teachings as our main guiding principles of action and conduct.

Respect

If we truly wish to address violence, we must commit to our own healing path respecting first ourselves to ensure we also respect those surrounding and within our Circle Respecting ourselves individually as well as collectively as a larger Circle and community will help reduce lateral violence and model transformative and healing open dialogue and communication and actions that will support positive growth and development.

All members must commit to the respectful acknowledgement that all people entering Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. carries valued purpose, gifts and strength that all may learn and benefit from.

We commit to utilizing an innovative consensus – making process that will bring to bear knowledge and expertise from varied perspectives.

Honesty

We commit to honestly knowing and speaking our intentions. We commit to ensure our intentions are not rooted in individual agendas but for the collective development and advancement of Manitoba Moon Voices Inc., Indigenous women and gender diverse people in Manitoba.

Courage

We must courageously commit to challenging our colonized ways of thinking and doing. We commit to collectively supporting each other to decolonize ourselves in all that we do within Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. and our circle.
We collectively share this journey seeking to incorporate our ancestors and grandmother’s guidance.

Love

We commit to honouring and valuing our differences and finding supportive ways to work together utilizing peoples strengths and gifts. We will be our strongest in creating change and transformation, for our families to empower ourselves and the work we do.

We will reconnect to spirit and the land.

Truth

We commit to bringing the truth forward with our stories, experiences and reclamation of our voice collectively and inclusively.

We commit to honouring our truth as Indigenous women, gender diverse people, families, and Nations.

Humility

We commit to modeling and acting with humility and integrity that honours the dignity and value in our families and each other.

The work of Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. is guided by the value of reciprocity.

Wisdom

All Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. members carry wisdom to contribute to our work. The greatest wisdom leading our journey is the teachings of our ancestors, the ways of our culture, and the sacredness of our ceremonies.
We commit to ensuring our work is grounded in the wisdom of our culture, customs and ceremonies – while being open to and honouring the different ways of all nations.

These principles are found throughout the Nations of Turtle Island and are reflective of and model the teachings found in The Miishoomis Book by By Edward Benton Banai.

Manitoba Moon Voices Annual Reports

Other reports

The Final Report of the National Inquiry into MMIWG2S+