On April 10, we recognized Indigenous Nurses Day - a time to honour the strength, dedication, and compassion of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis nurses. This date marked the birthday of Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, the first Indigenous registered nurse in Canada.

To our nurses at Klinic, and to nurses everywhere, thank you for the care, kindness, and support you bring to your work each day. We’re grateful for all that you do ❤️

Thank you to everyone who completed our 2025 Diversity / Demographic Survey! Your input helps us understand the diversity within our workplace and track our progress over time.

The 2026 survey opened in late March and was originally set to close on April 10. We’re now extending the deadline, giving everyone a bit more time to complete the survey. It will remain open until Friday, April 17.

Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/StaffDiversity2026

Questions? Reach out to Laurel or your supervisor. Special thanks to Carlos Campos for all of his hard work on this!

The Client Bridge Fund committee would like to thank everyone who donates to the Client Bridge Fund. Clients often share that the financial assistance they have received from the Bridge Fund has helped them immensely and how grateful they are that the Bridge Fund exists. In 2025, a total of $5,695.98 was accessed from the Client Bridge Fund helping folks with the costs associated with access to food, medications, medical supplies, fees associated with application forms, housing, and mental health costs. Thank you for your generosity and support.

As a reminder, the Client Bridge Fund is accessible to registered clients of Klinic, you do not need to donate to the fund in order to have one of your clients request to access the fund.

Contributing to the Bridge Fund is easy! Simply fill out the Bridge Fund Donation Form and submit it to Kevin the Payroll Master who will set-up a payroll deduction for you. You can choose any amount to contribute and indicate whether you’d like your donations to go to the client fund, staff fund, or a combination of both.

If you have any questions about the Client Bridge Fund the current committee members are Salisha Ramdeen, Jenny Ewasiuk and Kara Neustaedter.

For a copy of the Bridge Fund Donation Form, click here to download it or connect with Erin Hudson.

Upcoming training at Klinic. Click the link for more info!

Trauma-Informed Care - LOTS OF SPACES AVAILABLE!!!

Thursday, April 30, 2026 (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

https://bookwhen.com/xijmcu/e/ev-sgcqw-20260430090000

These are great trainings to supplement and help you feel confident in your roles at Klinic!

The Manager on Call for Apr 14 – 20 is Chetan: 431-489-3888

“What can I do to work toward reconciliation?”

Learn about Indigenous Approaches to Land Stewardship

David shares with us this week teachings about the land and what it provides. He encourages us to “think about the gifts that the land provides to us, and be thankful for those gifts. It’s an Indigenous way of living on the land that we can all benefit from. All of this is. Don’t overuse resources. Climate change is the direct result of human consumption. Human beings take too much, and greed has consequences. Since the sixteenth century, humanity has driven almost seven hundred vertebrate species to extinction. Indigenous people literally used every part of the animal or fish.” (p.128-129)

David shares examples of this concept in action.

When a muskrat was caught the “family would eat the meat, but the rest of the animal, its pelt, would be traded for money or supplies that were not available on the land. Things like sugar or lard.” (p.129)

“You (might) be more familiar with the bison, and how Indigenous people used every part of the bison meaningfully. The bison was food. It was shelter and clothing. It was used for the hulls of boats. Its bone and sinew were used for tools, and so on.” (p.129)

“Learning about (Indigenous) traditional approaches will help you, and as you incorporate some teachings into being a better steward, it will help others. In short, it comes down to respect for the land, what it provides for us, and what can be taken from us if we act with consideration. It comes down to reverence for the land and the water, for birds and fish and four-legged creatures, and for the connection we have to these things, because that connection is not only an Indigenous thing - it’s just that we’ve done it for so long, and we’ve done it well. It comes down to reciprocity: thinking of how we can give back to the land and the water in meaningful ways, to ensure not only that it’s there and able to provide for future generations, but also that we protect it and foster a healthier relationship with it, both directly and in how we model good actions for others, including our children.” (p.129)

Adapted from: David Robertson’s 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing (2025), p. 127-129.

Updated bi-weekly (ish) so you can catch-up if you missed it last week!

Cree Word of the Month: "Spring and Warm Weather"

tansi kahkinaw awiyak,

Happy April! Can you believe we're already 4 months into 2026? 😮 Time is flying, and so are the geese we're seeing all around our community right now 🙂!

This month is a busy one, I'll be hosting some tobacco tie workshops throughout the month as highly requested by you good folks. This workshop series is drop-in style, 15 mins at most, and we look forward to connecting with y'all.

Phase two of the braided circle workshop series started on Friday, April 10^th. If you want to sign up for any of the other April sessions, please follow the Bookwhen link: https://bookwhen.com/xijmcu

Here is the survey link if you missed phase one but want to join us in Phase Two: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT77pWzlTtw4OEPkx4Jd4c_mxrfirxxzzW6aNSIWnzpOqQdQ/viewform

I hope to see y'all at any of our upcoming workshop sessions, and chat soon!

Ekosi,

Kendra

Click the calendar below to download the PDF with links to even more great educational content!

Tobacco Tie Ceremony with Kendra

We’ve got more tobacco tie sessions happening throughout April! Drop in on any of the session dates that work best for you to learn and make some ties.

• Accept one of the Outlook calendar invites sent by Kendra (whichever date you'd like to attend) to receive a workshop reminder
• Drop-in to the Belonging Room during one of the session times posted

Braided Circle: Phase Two Sessions

There’s still plenty of room in the upcoming Phase Two Braided Circle sessions. Check out the poster below (and posted throughout Klinic) for more info!

Click the first image for a PDF version of the two-page poster 🙂

Klinic Events

From Trauma to Transformation: Expanding Inclusive Support for People Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence

We’re excited to announce our upcoming free, one-day conference, held in partnership with the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence:

From Trauma to Transformation: Expanding Inclusive Support for People Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence

📅 Wed, May 20

⏰ Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.)

📍 Canadian Museum for Human Rights

🎤 Keynote Speaker: Lisa Currier, BISW

This conference brings together organizations and professionals who support individuals affected by sexual violence or misconduct. The day will feature workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration and enhance support for survivors.

Registration opens April 1. Visit our Bookwhen page to register.

Attendance is free, and lunch and snacks will be provided. Please feel free to share the above poster with colleagues.

For questions, contact Quiana at qkumar@klinic.mb.ca.

Applications for Rainbow Resource Centre's Summer Camps for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth are now Open!

Applications open now until April 30! Acceptance/waitlist letters will be sent out between Monday, May 18 and Friday May 29, 2026. Instructions on how to submit your registration are available inside the package.

Spirit Day Camp is a summer camp for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning (2SLGBTQ+) youth between the ages 10-13. Spirit Day Camp will be happening twice this summer in Winnipeg at Rainbow Resource Centre (514 St Mary Ave) on July 6-10, 2026 and July 13-17, 2026.

Camp Aurora is an overnight summer camp for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning (2SLGBTQ+) youth between the ages 14-17. Camp Aurora will be happening on August 16-19, 2026 at Variety's Camp Brereton in the Whiteshell area (2 hours outside of Winnipeg)

For more information about each camp, visit:

• Spirit Day Camp: https://rainbowresourcecentre.org/programs/spirit-day-camp
• Camp Aurora: https://rainbowresourcecentre.org/programs/camp-aurora

Nine Circles' A Taste for Life: Winnipeg 2026! 

IT'S BACK! On Wednesday, April 15, join a unique culinary initiative that brings together hospitality partners and the community to support a vibrant and healthy Manitoba. Brought to you by G is for Glasses, Fireweed Food Coop, TD Canada.

How does it work? Diners can head out on Wednesday, April 15 to grab a delicious meal, drink, or snack from any 11 participating locations. Proceeds from their purchase will be donated to the life-saving programs and services that Nine Circles Community Health Centre offers such as: Indigenous cultural programming, support groups & peer connection, items for those who are unhoused at Pit Stop, and anti-stigma projects and campaigns. Learn more about Nine Circles’ impact at: www.ninecircles.ca/donate

Introducing your 2026 Location Partners:

• amsterdamtearoomandbar
• BlackMarketProvisions
• BrazenHall
• Clementine.Winnipeg
• Club200
• fionnsgrantpark
• HildegardsBakery
• NonsuchBeer
• ParcelPizza
• SlicesPizzaWinnipeg
• theroostwpg

Full event information, location specials, and how you can win $100 to all 11 locations and a wine package AND a chance at 1/5 $100 pre-paid Visas at: www.ATasteforLife.org/Winnipeg

Klinic Pet of the Week

Want your adorable fur-beast featured in the Weekly? Send a picture and short blurb about your pet to Klinicweekly@klinic.mb.ca.

What was/is your favourite cartoon or TV show?

Please send ideas for future questions to KlinicWeekly@klinic.mb.ca. 

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