‘A long time coming’: Chiniki First Nation breaks ground on new community centre, gym

By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook ÎYARHE NAKODA – A new community centre imagining an indoor gym, day care and event space is coming to Mînî Thnî. Breaking ground on the site west of the community last week, Chiniki First Nation chief and council say the Chiniki Gathering Place will provide a space for the Nation’s youth and elders to connect and keep their culture alive. “From time immemorial, wherever we went, we always set a base camp where everything starts, where everything is renewed, where we remind ourselves who we are and where we’re going,” said Chiniki Chief Aaron Young during the groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 22. “ Our children will lead in directions in education, but they have to come back to our roots, and…

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