STAWATSIMAANI
Kainaiwa Children's Services Corporation
Through holistic programming, based on Traditional values as out-lined in the declaration of Elders, “Kainaysinni”, Kainaiwa Children’s Services Corporation works with the children and families in need of support and protection to become positive, healthy contributing members of our community.
Through great pride in our history, tradition, culture and language, Kainaiwa Children’s Services Corporation is dedicated to the development and protection of our children and families as we create our nations future.
Since 1996, KCSC has expanded significantly, leading to the creation of various services including the Blood Tribe Child Protection Services Corporation, Blood Tribe Youth Wellness Center, Blood Tribe Youth Ranch, Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge, Blood Tribe Safe Home & Assessment Center, and the Family Resource Center. Additionally, KCSC manages two programs contracted with the province: the Blackfoot Language & Culture Program in Lethbridge and the Iinniipookaa (Buffalo Child) Program in Edmonton.
KCSC is dedicated to family preservation, offering a wide range of educational resources and support programs for Blood Tribe members. The organization extends its gratitude to its staff for their dedication to serving the community while upholding KCSC’s Vision and Mission, incorporating Blood Tribe traditions through Kainaysinni. Appreciation is also extended to the Board of Directors and Elders for their ongoing support.
Thus We, the members of Kainaiwa, a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy: speak the Blackfoot language; among other things, hold Ninastako and Mookowanssini as sacred monuments; which among other beliefs include the Sundance; socially and tribally organized into extended families, clans and tribes; govern ourselves according to customs given to our people by the Creator; presently occupying the Blood Indian Reserve lying between the Belly and St. Mary’s rivers;
To maintain ourselves under guidance of our Creator; To initiate a sense of responsibility to our people and nation; To continue to seek better means of survival; To provide for an orderly and accepted way of carrying our culture; To allow freedom of expression and diversity; and in general, to promote the rights, powers and welfare of our Nation; under the powers we hold as a sovereign people, do ordain and establish the “Tribal System.”
The primary goal of KCSC is to develop and implement a holistic program which will address the needs of Blood Tribe Children and families. Objectives that promote a healthy community include our desire to:
Reduce the incident of abuse and neglect of Blood children;