{"id":1873,"date":"2025-10-17T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/?page_id=1873"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:17:54","slug":"nehiyawak-wahkohtowin-knowledge-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/nehiyawak-wahkohtowin-knowledge-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub explores the responsibilities, teachings, and relational governance of the N\u00eahiyaw Pwat\u2014a historic alliance of Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa, M\u00e9tis, and Assiniboine (Nakoda) Peoples. Anchored in Treaty Six, the Hub focuses on six First Nations and is guided by matriarchs who share their lived experiences and ancestral knowledge.<\/span><\/p>

The Hub operates from an Indigenous feminist perspective, emphasizing kinship, trade, story, and ceremonial responsibilities through the collection of oral narratives and research at sacred sites. It challenges colonial and heteronormative narratives by re-centering the longstanding roles of Indigenous women in diplomacy, governance, and cultural continuity\u2014roles often excluded from settler histories and academic discourse.<\/span><\/p>

Through place-based fieldwork, knowledge-sharing gatherings, and cultural revitalization efforts\u2014including community-led documentary filmmaking and material culture exhibitions\u2014the Hub supports the restoration of Indigenous knowledge systems, community well-being, and inter-Nation solidarity. All research is grounded in community protocols, ethical agreements, and principles of reciprocity and care.<\/span><\/p>

By foregrounding the wisdom and leadership of N\u00eahiyaw matriarchs, the Hub builds capacity for self-determined futures and offers a transformative model for relationship-based research, cultural resurgence, and kinship-centered governance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  • Dr. Paulina Johnson, University of Alberta<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    Hub Goals:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Reclaim and revitalize kinship-based relationships within the N\u00eahiyaw Pwat (Iron Alliance) from a Plains Cree perspective<\/span><\/li>
    • Uplift matriarchal voices and Indigenous women\u2019s knowledge systems<\/span><\/li>
    • Document oral narratives and material culture rooted in sacred sites and inter-Nation relations<\/span><\/li>
    • Mobilize Indigenous feminist methodologies for contemporary partnership building and governance<\/span><\/li>
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      Location: Treaty Six territory, Alberta, focusing on six Indigenous Nations within the historic Iron Alliance<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Partners and Funders:<\/b><\/p>

      Alexis First Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Beaver Lake Cree Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Cowessess First Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Ermineskin Cree Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Kahkewistahaw First Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Kehiwin First Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Little Pine First Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Louis Bull Tribe<\/span>
      <\/span>Montana Cree Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Saddle Lake Cree Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Samson Cree Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>Ochapowace Nation<\/span>
      <\/span>O\u2019Chiese First Nation<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub The N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub explores the responsibilities, teachings, and relational governance of the N\u00eahiyaw Pwat\u2014a historic alliance of Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa, M\u00e9tis, and Assiniboine (Nakoda) Peoples. Anchored in Treaty Six, the Hub focuses on six First Nations and is guided by matriarchs who share their lived experiences and ancestral […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nN\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub - Braiding Knowledges Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/nehiyawak-wahkohtowin-knowledge-hub\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub - Braiding Knowledges Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub The N\u00eahiyawak W\u00e2hk\u00f4htowin Knowledge Hub explores the responsibilities, teachings, and relational governance of the N\u00eahiyaw Pwat\u2014a historic alliance of Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwa, M\u00e9tis, and Assiniboine (Nakoda) Peoples. 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