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Reclaiming Our Roots: Land-Based Learning for Urban Indigenous Youth in Halifax

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Lisa Jodoin

Chenise Hache and James Doucette talk about the land-based learning program they run for youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reclaiming Our Roots has a Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ReclaimingOurRootsNS/.

A discussion on Anishnaabe language and instruction

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Melissa Oskineegish

Melissa Oskineegish speaks with Larry Beardy, an Indigenous Language Teacher. Larry discusses his experience and ideas developing a language curriculum for students from Kindergarten to post-secondary. Larry shares stories about learning Anishinaabe language as well about the purpose of learning, and speaking Indigenous languages.

Single Track to Success

Posted on by Sarah Delaronde

Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land.

Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land. This initiative has also boosted the local economy byway of making Carcross, YT a premier tourist stop for mountain biking trails. In addition to learning how to persevere when the work gets hard, the youth/crew members learn new skills that will help them acquire employment, as well as in life in general. The youth take pride in how they’ve made the Montana Mountain trails with the least environmental impact as possible. More information can be found here: https://destinationcarcross.ca/carcross-biking/s2s/.

Shelby Maunder

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Skyler Isaac

Shelby Maunder is the Executive Director of BYTE: Empowering Youth Society. In this interview, she speaks about BYTE’s “This Is Our Arctic” program. The program’s primary focus was on climate change through the eyes of youth. The program’s participants were made up of youth from Old Crow, Yukon, and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Digital Media for Sharing Pieces of Culture

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Frannie and Kisa Rogers

Via digital technology CIA Solutions Inc. is helping the Indigenous community gain new skills in sharing critical information. This new form of communication and essentially storytelling provides a common platform to help trigger social awareness and engagement and ultimately change.

Prince Albert Grand Council Encourages Youth to “Embrace Life” as Leaders

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Christine Fiddler

The Youth Action Council (YAC) in the Prince Albert region works with First Nations youth in grassroots communities by giving them voices as leaders in community healing initiatives.

The Youth Action Council (YAC) is a program derived from the Holistic Wellness Centre of the Prince Albert Grand Council. Linda Cairns is the Embrace Life Program Coordinator whose work focuses on suicide prevention and awareness. She created and oversees the Youth Action Council. The YAC encourages Indigenous youth to take on community leadership roles and seeks to prevent suicide by empowering youth to share their voices on community initiatives, to embrace life, to show support, and to promote wellness. The twelve First Nations that benefit from the program include Black Lake Denesuline, Cumberland House, Fond Du Lac, Hatchet Lake, James Smith Cree Nation, Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Red Earth Cree Nation, Shoal Lake Cree Nation, Sturgeon Lake, and Wahpeton Dakota Nation. The program is based on a holistic treatment model that uses the cornerstones of treatment, including: spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally. The concept of “living therapy” is also integrated into all interactions in which individuals, families, and communities participate. The Youth Action Council takes steps to empower youth and build strong, resilient communities.

Tillicum Lelum

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Julian Stonechild

Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School – Traditional Arts Education

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jeremiah Sharpe

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School teaches traditional arts while cultivating entrepreneurial spirit.

Manitobah Mukluks’ Storyboot School is supported through efforts of Manitobah Mukluks. The school strives to maintain continuity through the teaching of traditional cultural arts to an inter-generational audience. Their efforts not only facilitate the goal of cultural endurance, but also cultivates an entrepreneurial spirit that often spurs economic independence in its graduates.

Traditional Medicine Program

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Umeka Naidoo

The goal of the Traditional Medicine Program is to have traditional healing practices available for hospital patients.

Upon request at the Whitehorse Hospital, self-identifying First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals may access traditional healing practices. For more information about the Traditional Medicine Program, click here.

Urban Circle an Elder’s Perspective

Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe

Elder Audrey Bone’s perspective on healing, education, and reconciliation.

Elder Audrey Bone discusses Urban Circle Training and its holistic methodology. She emphasizes the role of ceremony and the need for purpose, recognizing that the healing of reconciliation is needed for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike.