Comm.UNITY.204

02/11/2026

❤️🤍🖤💛 Gratitude. Culture. CommUNITY. 💛🤍🖤❤️

CommUNITY204 would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Manito Ahbee Festival for welcoming our team to support this incredible celebration through peacekeeping oversight and community engagement.

It was amazing to find ourselves back inside the Canada Life Centre, surrounded by culture, community and so much incredible energy. The dancers were absolutely beautiful, and witnessing the regalia, movement, songs and drums throughout the weekend was truly special.

A huge Miigwech and thank you to the volunteers, facilitators, coordinators, vendors, dancers, travellers, drum groups, Elders, MCs, organizers and everyone who helped make this gathering such a success.

We are grateful to have played a small role in such a historic celebration and look forward to any opportunity to be part of Manito Ahbee again!

Culture brings us together. Community keeps us connected. Manito Ahbee Festival

IndigenousExcellence Winnipeg CanadaLifeCentre

26/10/2026

Thank you too Comm.UNITY.204 for helping ensure safety for all at the 2026 Manito Ahbee Festival!

Their commitment helps us celebrate and uplift Indigenous culture, arts, and community.

01/10/2026

🧡 WE WALK TO HONOUR. WE WALK TO HEAL.

CommUNITY204 is deeply grateful to once again stand alongside thousands on Treaty One Territory for the 6th Annual Orange Shirt Day Healing Walk.

We walked for the children who never came home.
We walked beside Survivors and their families.
We walked for truth, remembrance, healing, and the generations still to come.

Our deepest gratitude to the Survivors, Elders, youth, families, leaders, and Southern Chiefs’ Organization for allowing us to be part of such a powerful day.

Every step carries meaning. Every story matters. Every Child Matters. 🧡

23/09/2026

What an honour for CommUNITY204 to be part of the National Black Canadians Summit. 🖤🤍❤️💛

We were incredibly proud to showcase some of our Afro-Indigenous youth, who were invited to share their skills, culture, and roots through traditional dance and regalia in front of guests from across Canada.

This opportunity was about so much more than a performance. It was about identity, representation, belonging, and pride.

For our young people who carry both Black and Indigenous identities, having a space where they can proudly tap into both sides of who they are is incredibly important. They should never feel that they have to choose one part of themselves over another. Their identities intersect, strengthen one another, and deserve to be celebrated.

Watching our youth step forward in their regalia, share their culture, and proudly represent their roots in such an important national space was powerful.

We are grateful to the National Black Canadians Summit for creating space for our youth to be seen, be celebrated, and stand proudly in all that they are.

Representation matters. Culture matters. Identity matters. 🖤🤍💛❤️✊🏾

CulturalPride RepresentationMatters YouthEmpowerment

14/09/2026

🏀💧 Grateful to Pegcity Basketball for welcoming CommUNITY204 to be part of the Weekenders Festival!

Our youth stepped up to lead our hydration station, providing free beverages to players and community members, while our team also helped with court setup and teardown. We also got to burn some energy by Sumo Wrestling 🤣

Proud to see our young people giving back, building connections, and contributing to another great community event. ❤️🖤💛🤍

11/09/2026

Grateful for the continued opportunity to bring culture, connection, and positive energy to Air Canada Park twice a week. 🧡

A huge thank you to the incredible dancers who share their culture and gifts, our dedicated CommUNITY204 volunteers who continue to show up, and Downtown Winnipeg BIZ for making this programming possible.

It’s been amazing to see the space come alive — bringing people together, uplifting the downtown area, and creating meaningful moments of connection.

This is what community looks like. ❤️🖤💛🤍

22/08/2026

What an incredible week of sport, culture, community, and connection. ❤️🖤🤍💛🏀🏅

CommUNITY204 is incredibly grateful to have been part of this year’s Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games in Sagkeeng First Nation. It was an honour for our team to assist with the assembly and preparation of the Opening Ceremonies, while also providing various supports throughout the sporting events and helping wherever we were needed.

What made this experience even more meaningful was seeing 12+ youth connected to our programming compete as athletes across a variety of events. Watching them represent themselves, their families, their communities, and their Nations with pride was something special.

🏀 Basketball was especially memorable for us, with the majority of our participating youth competing in the basketball divisions — and every single one of them earning a place on the podium! 🥇🥈 But these Games are about so much more than medals.

Opportunities like the Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games give our young people spaces to belong, build confidence, develop friendships, strengthen their identities, represent their communities, and create memories that can stay with them for a lifetime. We are so happy to see the Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games return and to see Indigenous youth from across Manitoba gathering together through sport, culture, healthy competition, and community.

None of this happens without the countless organizers, coaches, volunteers, officials, families, communities, sponsors, support workers, leadership, and everyone working behind the scenes. Miigwetch to every person and organization who helped make these Games possible. 🙏🏾 And a very special acknowledgement to the leadership and community of Sagkeeng First Nation for welcoming everyone onto your beautiful territory and allowing the Games to be held within your community. Sagkeeng was an absolutely beautiful and welcoming host, and we are grateful for the hospitality shown to our youth, staff, families, and everyone who attended.
Our young people deserve opportunities like this.
Congratulations to ALL of the athletes who participated in the 2026 Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games. ❤️🤍🖤💛

16/07/2026

He does so much for the community we are so proud!❤️💛🤍🖤

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAERION HIDALGO

AMC is incredibly proud to recognize Daerion Hidalgo of Rolling River First Nation on being selected to the Manitoba Provincial Basketball Team for the second consecutive year!

This accomplishment is even more remarkable as Daerion is the youngest player on the U15 Provincial Team and the only Indigenous athlete on this year’s roster.

This past season, Daerion also had an incredible opportunity to compete in the Nike Jr. EYBL League throughout the United States as the only Indigenous player from Manitoba participating in one of the most prestigious youth basketball circuits in North America.

His journey culminated at the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta, Georgia, where he competed against some of the top young basketball talent on the continent. Experiences like these continue to shape him not only as an athlete but as a young leader who proudly represents his family, his Nation, and Indigenous youth everywhere.

Next up, Daerion will proudly represent Team Manitoba at the National Championships, where he will once again compete against the best players from across Canada. Following Nationals, he will continue his development with ATTACK Basketball before beginning the next chapter of his basketball journey with Maples Collegiate.

Congratulations, Daerion! We wish you continued success as you represent your Nation, Manitoba, and all those cheering you on every step of the way.

03/07/2026

A few moments captured of our beautiful young dancers, each sharing their own style, spirit, and connection to culture at Air Canada Park.

These youth have continued to show up for community in such a powerful way. Their dancing has been medicine for the people, and the response has been beautiful to witness.

We are incredibly proud of these young ones for their dedication to their culture, their teachings, and their craft. ❤️💛🖤🤍

Come support CommUNITY204 Indigenous Events every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30–5:30 PM at Air Canada Park. Downtown Winnipeg BIZ

01/07/2026

Hero Highlight: Leo

In October 2021, our team was asked to assist in an emergency search on the waters surrounding the northern community of Shamattawa. The conditions were harsh. The temperatures were freezing, our equipment was limited, and the waters were unpredictable.

That is where we met Leo. From the moment we arrived, Leo became far more than a guide. He became our protector, our teacher, and the heart of our experience in the community. He was one of the hardest-working, most compassionate, and selfless people we had ever encountered.

During the search, one of our boats drifted into dangerous waters after becoming separated without a securely attached motor or paddles. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, Leo instinctively threw himself into the freezing water to help save our team member. It was an act of courage that none of us will ever forget.

For the next eight or nine days, Leo continued to guide us, protect us, and care for us as if we were family.

Then life took us in different directions. We didn’t see or hear from Leo for nearly five years.

Then, during one of our CommUNITY204 events at Air Canada Park, we heard a voice call out, “Daniel… holy s**t, is that you?”

We turned around, and there he was.

Life had not been easy on Leo. He had faced tremendous hardships, yet none of those experiences had taken away who he truly was. He was still kind. Still humble. Still generous. Still looking for ways to help those around him.

Our entire team was captivated by his stories, his humour, and his unwavering spirit. He jumped in to help throughout the event and proudly introduced us to members of his family who were there that day.

Reconnecting with Leo reminded us why community matters.

Sometimes the greatest heroes aren’t the ones seeking recognition. They’re the people who quietly choose compassion, courage, and service every single day.
It was an honour to stand beside Leo once again.

For us, this reunion was medicine. A reminder that genuine kindness leaves a lasting imprint, and that love for community always has a way of bringing people back together.

Thank you, Leo. ❤️💛🤍🖤