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Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik Society

An organization dedicated to providing essential wrap-around care to our Ninìdjànisinànig (children), Weshkinìgidjig (youth), and their Wendjibàdj (families) across the traditional Algonquin territory based out of Pikwakanagan, Ontario.
Child Well-Being Worker
Client Care Manager
Outreach & Communications Team – 1 Year Term
All Employment Opportunities
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation’s child wellbeing law, Nigig Nibi Ki-win, is born from the Seven Grandfather teachings, and prepares Ninìdjànisinànig (children) and Weshkinìgidjig (youth) to lead the future, with the support of family and community.
Nigig Nibi Ki-win is the culmination of years of work by Pikwakanagan elders, traditional knowledge keepers, leaders, staff, and community in response to the past and current harms caused to Ninìdjànisinànig, Weshkinìgidjig, and their Wendjibàdj (families) by Canada’s colonial laws and legal processes. Nigig Nibi Ki-win sets out Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation’s obligations in protecting its Ninìdjànisinànig and Weshkinìgidjig and ensuring a healthy and prosperous future for Pikwakanagan. The law was ratified by the Pikwakanagan membership on March 25, 2023, and brought into force by Chief and Council on April 19, 2024.
Nigig Nibi Ki-win is founded on:

The Seven Grandfather teachings
Connection to family, culture, language, and the land
The goals of unity, self-sufficiency, cultural preservation, and prosperity

Nigig Nibi Ki-win offers essential services like Family Well-being, Prevention, Child Well-being, and Post Majority Support Services. It reclaims and restores Pikwakanagan’s jurisdiction and legislative authority over child wellbeing, focusing on ensuring every Ninìdjànisinànig has:

A name and connections to family
Access to cultural practices and Anishinàbemowin Algonquin
A sense of belonging and a voice
A connection to Kidakìnàng (Pikwakanagan’s traditional territory)
Access to education
The protection and safety of the Pikwakanagan community

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Nigig-Nibi-Ki-win-Gamik-Society/100081488041619/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nigig_nibi/
Website: https://www.nigignibi.com/

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Transgender Media Lab, Carleton University

Call for applications: Research Assistants at the Transgender Media Lab

https://carleton.ca/transmedialab/2026/job-opportunity-july2026/

September 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027
Fully remote or hybrid (shared office available at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON)
Salary: C$47.41/hour
150 hours total (2 all-day work “sprints” per month, plus ~2-3 hours per week)
Must be based in Canada
Open to all; preference for students enrolled in higher education at any level
2 positions available
Application deadline: July 31, 2026

The Transgender Media Portal (TMP) is a website and database that aims to make audiovisual work by trans, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people more available to artists, activists, researchers, instructors, and the public. In this position, you would help Carleton professor Laura Horak (Film Studies) and her research team build the TMP and investigate trans cinema history.

We especially encourage trans, Black, Indigenous, racialized, disabled, Deaf, neurodivergent, and queer candidates to apply.

Previous Skills and Experience:
Research, writing, clear communication
Good time management, organized, independent worker
Previous experience with trans art and activism and/or film funding, festivals, production, distribution, or archives a plus

Core Responsibilities:
Research trans films and filmmakers online
Research and communicate with film funders, festivals, distributors, and archives
Enter information about trans-made films into the spreadsheets that make up the Transgender Media Portal
Write engaging image descriptions

Potential Responsibilities, Depending on Your Interests and Skill Set:
This position is a learning opportunity. You’re not expected to know how to do all these things in advance. Each person will craft the responsibilities of their position in dialogue with the team based on their skills and what they want to learn.
Organize public screenings of trans films
Interview trans filmmakers
Shoot and edit video interviews with filmmakers
Code and analyze interviews
Run the TMP’s social media accounts (Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook)
Send email notifications to filmmakers added to the TMP
Help run fundraising campaigns
Analyze and visualize data about arts institutions, including network analysis

To Apply:
Email the following materials to laura.horak@carleton.ca by July 31, 2026:
Brief cover letter (1-2 pages). Tell us why you want to work on this project and describe any relevant experience you have. Trans, Black, Indigenous, racialized, disabled, Deaf, neurodivergent, and queer applicants are invited to self-identify in the cover letter.
CV (2-3 pages)

We will be holding Zoom interviews with top candidates in mid-August. At that point, we will also request contact information for recommenders.

Note on Qualifications:
We recognize community work, non-traditional or casual employment, relevant hobbies, self-taught, and unwaged work as legitimate qualifications, particularly as we work with marginalized populations often excluded from traditional academia and employment. Foreign qualifications outside of Western Europe, the US, and Canada are often undervalued and unrecognized in the Euro-Western world. We will take the time to research and interact with these qualifications, rather than building a standard around Euro-Western qualifications alone.

Our Approach:
We acknowledge the ways that colonialism, anti-Blackness, ableism, cis-centrism, transmisogyny, and homophobia structure the distribution of power, capital, and opportunities in so-called Canada and at Carleton University. See the Transgender Media Lab’s Hiring Policy, Handbook, and Anti-Racist Accountability Reports for more information on how we prioritize marginalized candidates in hiring and combat oppressive hierarchies within our team.

Accommodations:
The Transgender Media Lab provides accommodation to applicants with disabilities during all parts of the hiring process. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation. Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request.

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Community Volunteer Opportunities

Ancoura (Multiple Opportunities)
The Door Youth Centre
Camp Quality Canada
Camp Rainbow Phoenix
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (Client Accompaniment Program)
Shepherd’s of Good Hope: Volunteers Needed Contact at volunteer@sghottawa.com for more information.

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