Nitanis GroupOur Future. Our Children.

Nitanis Group

Rooted in belonging.
Growing toward possibility.

Culturally grounded care for Indigenous children and youth, and practical support for young adults shaping their own futures.

Our Programs Learn more about our approach

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Children & youth

Child and Youth Healing Homes

Culturally grounded homes, 24/7 trained supervision, stabilization and longer-term care for children and youth.

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Young adults · Edmonton region

Post-Majority Support

Optional, scheduled support in independently arranged homes and communities. Your life. Your direction.

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Accredited by the Canadian Accreditation Council

100%Child & Youth Healing Homes · CAC assessment compliance

Our commitment to quality

Cultural roots.
Accountable care.

Our Child and Youth Healing Homes brochure reports 100% compliance in Nitanis’s CAC accreditation assessment for child and youth group living.

CAC’s public directory lists Kimis House and Governance and Management as accredited.

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Rooted in Culture.
Built on Belonging.

We honour identity, language, and traditions in everything we do. Culturally grounded care strengthens connection to self, to community, and to future generations.

Our Cultural Approach

Supporting the Journey
to Adulthood.

Life skills, education, work and community connections | scheduled support shaped by each adult’s goals and consent, with housing arranged separately.

Support for Your Next Steps

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Our people

Relationships.
At every level.

Meet Corinne Rothecker, Lorraine Mlambo, Charlotte Gibbs and Aaron Thomas, alongside the Elder and frontline team who bring Nitanis’s approach to life.

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Life, Learning & Connection

Illustrative scenes of everyday care, support and belonging.

Child and caregiver, from the Child and Youth Healing Homes brochure

Young people together, from the Child and Youth Healing Homes brochure

Food preparation, from the Post-Majority brochure

Learning and study, from the Post-Majority brochure

Cultural connection, from the Post-Majority brochure

Writing & perspectives

From principles to everyday care

Bill C-92 · Advocacy

Bill C-92 and the daily work of child and family services

Corinne Rothecker reflects on cultural continuity, Indigenous jurisdiction and the daily responsibilities of service organizations.

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Family & community · Care planning

Keeping important relationships visible in care planning

A reflection on listening to young people, making responsibilities clear and following through on the connections that matter.

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