"‘mînawâchihiwewi-ne-wîkiwan/Healing Our Home: Buildings of the Land’", 1 May 2025

The words 'mînawâchihiwewi-ne-wîkiwan/Healing Our Home: buildings of the Land' go far beyond a clean energy project title. They are interconnected to the Moose Cree ways of being...

The Moose Cree People understand the world as they are all related to Mother Earth's creations. Everything is interconnected with one another to achieve harmony and balance. This is the Cree way of life, which is called ililiwi-pimâtisîwin. Due to colonization, the homes stopped reflecting the Moose Cree People and how they live...

Bohdana Chiupka-Innes is a Moose Cree woman and one of the few Indigenous intern architects in so-called Canada. She has dedicated her career to revitalizing her culture and ways of being through her work...

Having a home that reflects traditional lifestyles and values is essential to ensure that the infrastructure responds to real needs and is designed in relation to the environment, allowing for truly sustainable living...

The prototype house will define a new construction standard for the community and within the Mushkegowuk area...

The Moose Cree Housing Design Prototype incorporates the unique perspectives of Moose Cree People, reflecting their cultural values and traditional way of life...

This home embodies the Moose Cree way of life through its connection to the land and the creations of Mother Earth. By reclaiming their culture and designing in harmony with the land, they are not only healing the families, but also the communities and the land itself...

This is a living, breathing story of what is possible when Indigenous youth and communities are supported to lead and create their own versions of energy sovereignty...