Reawakening of Algonquin Cultural Traditions

The purpose of Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin is to promote the restoration of Algonquin cultural traditions.

The name of the organization comes from the Algonquin language:

• ‘Omàmiwininì’ [oh MAM ee win IN ay] is the Algonquin word for our people.

• ‘Pimàdjwowin’ [pi MAWJ woe win] means the way that we used to do things,
  or our way of life.

Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin was established in 2002 through consultation with the Algonquin First Nation’s membership and through an agreement with the Council of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn. It is both a not-for-profit corporation and a registered charity, and is governed by an elected Board that is based on the Anishinabe clan system.

The mission of Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin is to revitalize, reintegrate, enhance and protect the cultural traditions, customs, practices, heritage, language, and arts of the Algonquin Nation.

In 2007, Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin commenced management of the Manido Chiman Museum Collection located at the Pikwàkanagàn First Nations Reserve and has subsequently transformed it into The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre. Along with the museum, the Cultural Centre has an art gallery/gift shop, a reference library, a meeting room/classroom, a temporary artifact repository, and head office.

Aimee Bailey is the Executive Director of the Cultural Centre. Along with her small staff, she is in the process of creating a Virtual Cultural Centre at www.thealgonquinway.ca that will tell the true story of the Algonquin people of the Ottawa Valley. An early preview of their work can be seen at: http://www.thealgonquinway.ca/Pikwakanagan/index-e.php.

Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin
The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre
1674 Mishomis Inamo, Pikwàkanagàn
Golden Lake, ON    K0J 1X0

613-625-1958    1-888-625-1963
Fax  625-1964    1-888-625-1964

Further information can be found at:  www.thealgonquinway.ca.