YOLO Community
Youth On the Land Opportunities
Supporting folks working to connect Indigenous youth to their territories, cultures, communities and selves.
Welcome to the YOLO Community
If you are working to nurture future generations of Indigenous leaders, this website is for you! We hope the information, resources, and connections here will help make what you are doing a little easier. We also hope that through engagement with this website, the network of people across Canada supporting Indigenous youth to engage in on-the-land and on-the-water learning opportunities will grow and strengthen.
Learn about the YOLO Community
Learn about our network of 200+ passionate people sharing stories, successes, challenges, lessons learned, and encouragement with each other as we do the important work of uplifting the next generation of Indigenous leaders.
Connect with on-the-land programs
Indigenous Nations and organizations across many territories are creating opportunities for their youth to engage with their territories, cultures, languages, and communities.
Access funding and other resources
Find information on funding opportunities, program planning, hiring a Coordinator, budgets, curriculum, youth activities, and more.
Events and News
Explore upcoming events, access recordings of past ones, and read stories about the inspiring work others are doing to support Indigenous youth across Canada and beyond.
The Indigenous Youth Reconciliation Barometer
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United Way BC (UWBC) School Food Infrastructure Grant (SFIG)
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