An ongoing history of news stories regarding Oyate Tipi.

Non-profits pick up spoils from hotel closure
Days Inn contents off to city charities
By: Rob Brown
10 Nov 2010

The recent closure of a north Winnipeg hotel will end up benefitting a handful of charitable groups across the province.

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Lending a hand to city's most vulnerable, brave
By: Erin Madden / Volunteers
12 Oct 2010

Three days each week, Eileen Saunders and Oveen Kaner help one of the most vulnerable yet brave segments of Winnipeg's population.

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The many comforts of gently used furniture
By: Colleen Simard
29 May 2010

One of my friends left her husband a few months ago. It was a bad relationship and she couldn't take it anymore. She packed up a few bags and left the rez with her five kids.

Read the full article on the Winnipeg Free Press website

Oyate Staff on Air with Clear FM

On Wednesday, May 5, 2010, Oyate Staff participated in the radio-thon on Clear FM to promote Shelter from the Storm, the Canadian Women's Foundation national campaign to ending violence against women.

Fundraising burst pushes United Way closer to goal
By: Shelley Cook
23 Dec 2009

After what chairman Jeff Zabudsky called "four unprecedented $100,000 days," the United Way is getting closer to its $18.2-million target.

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Oyate Tipi now has a facebook page.

Read the Fall 2007 Eagle's Eye News - Click here.

In Brief
By: Staff Writer
25 May 2007

A North End organization that helps single women and their children is holding a furniture drive Saturday, at the Golf Dome parking lot, Wilkes and Kenaston. Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape distributes used household goods to women and their families who are making a fresh start -- escaping poverty or an abusive situation.

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Your old dresser will furnish a new start

By: Staff Writer
26 May 2006

The women who come to Oyate Tipi looking for used furniture aren't entirely without other options.

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Read the 2004 WHHI News Release - click here.

Helping hand

By: Staff Writer
7 Jan 2004

Having a place to live is one thing, while having a home is another. And for women who are rebuilding their lives after leaving an abusive relationship, making a new home for themselves and their children can be a challenging task.

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An article on December 4, 2003, in the Winnipeg Free Press entitled Group gives help to Women in need of a new start, details the creation of Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape and how it came into being. Full article not available.