Our Story

  • Spring 2021: Group formed under the name “YES Group” with a focus on education, sports and wellness for Indigenous Youth

    Fall 2021: Group website launched along with our first initiative in health equity advocacy

  • Summer 2022: Treaty 3 Sports and Wellness campaign

    Fall/Winter 2022: Couchiching Hockey Rink Repair

    Winter 2022-2023: Winter clothing drive

  • Spring 2023: NCFST Food Drive

    Summer 2023: YWS Food Drive

    Ongoing since Fall 2023: QCFC Food and Toiletries Drive in Nunavut

  • January 2024: Group name changed to MAIAA to allow us to expand our breadth of issues and better represent our mission

    January 2024: Website launched

    April 2024: Launched Spring-Summer Food Drive initiative to raise badly needed food items and toiletries for NCFST