September Virtual Learning Circle – Reintroducing the YOLO Community
September’s Virtual Learning Circle was hosted by Shea and Zahra, who reintroduced the YOLO Community Network and showcased all the features it has to offer. Together, they walked through the network’s vision, website, program map, and more, while highlighting opportunities for connection, collaboration, and resource-sharing. This session offered a chance to explore how the network […]
Land-Based Youth Program Shaping Lives
A summer youth program, run out of Kitasoo Xai’Xais First Nation territory, incorporates land-based education, cultural knowledge and professional skill development
Ocean Wise Programming
Check out the free virtual “Kelp and STEM Careers” program (book on the Ocean Wise website or by reaching out at online.learning@ocean.org), the Eco-Action Accelerator (a 6-month microgrant program for Canada Service Corps alumni to scale up a service project idea), and a youth opportunity to share in virtual sessions with Ocean Wise.
Stories from Supporting Wellbeing
Check out the latest from Supporting Wellbeing including a recap of the Oct 2024 Facilitator Gathering in Sǫ̀mba K’è, a Sept 2024 training in Łutsel K’é, and a welcome to the new Communications and Project Coordinators.
Nuxalk Summer SEAS 2024 participated in Indigenous Mapping for Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Management Course through Vancouver Island University
In the summer of 2024, the Nuxalk SEAS Interns participated in an Indigenous Mapping for Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Management Course through Vancouver Island University. This was a five-day course designed for anyone working to ground Indigenous stewardship programs in community knowledge, oral history, ethnography, and mapping. Participants design, conduct, and review a mock traditional […]
A Forest for the Next Generations
Native communities in Alaska are leading a rebirth by reclaiming Indigenous authority and restoring culture, forests and local economies. As part of their 10-week summer job, the Alaska Youth Stewards are working with Aboudara and land managers like him on natural resource and cultural stewardship projects to gain job experience and leadership skills.
Prince Rupert high school students dive into regional career options in unique new program
A new collaboration between two courses at Charles Hays Secondary School has produced a unique program for students to learn about our region’s geography and scientific career options. One of the primary goals is to get the students on the land and in the water as much as possible, Zlatanov said “We’ve tried to localize […]
Dechinta ‘bush university’ eyes expansion with 5 years of federal funding
The Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is planning to use $13 million in new federal money to diversify its programming across the North. The money was promised to the centre over the next five years in the 2019 federal budget. Reliable funding will allow them to expand into other communities and continue to offer […]
Land-based education in Sask. education system not just a trend: teachers
Things like picking muskeg tea leaves or skinning moose aren’t out-of-place in land-based learning programs. Bert Fox Community High School in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., operated through the Prairie Valley School Division, offers a land-based learning program at the Grade 10 level, according to principal Julie Stiglitz. She said the learning encompasses science, wildlife management, English language […]
Learning on Country (Australia)
Walking Strong in Two Worlds – Developing Our Future Leaders The Learning on Country Program (LoC) is a joint initiative between Aboriginal Ranger groups and 14 schools across the Top End, which engages Indigenous students in remote areas of the NT through education, with a focus on ‘both ways’ learning within their secondary school curriculums. […]