Past Events

The theme of the WIPCE 2025 academic programme is based on the fundamental principle of Indigenous control of Indigenous education. This principle enables education to become a means of protecting, preserving, and developing Indigenous cultures, rather than an instrument of colonisation.

A chance for Coordinators and those running on-the-land/water programming for Indigenous youth to informally connect with others doing similar work and chat about anything you want to with a small group of people.

Creation is a multi-level funding program that supports strengths-based, community-focused and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada. Youth and Community Wellness Stream – $4,500 (deadline extended to April 13) Youth Empowerment Stream – $2,500 – $5,000 (deadline March 31) Medium Project Stream – $30,000 (Deadline March 31) Growing Strong Roots: Seed Grants for Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs – $2,000 (deadline March 31)

Join us this Thursday for the “Collaborative Gwich’in Land-Based Programs” presentation. Guided by Vuntut Gwich’in co-teachers and instructor Frances Ross-Furlong, students learned to co-develop and teach land-based programs. This was part of the Chief Zzeh Gittlit School and the First Nation School Board’s high school program.

Through this grant stream, the Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) invests in projects led by youth or youth-adult partnerships to improve the social and economic well-being of youth. YOF prioritizes projects led by and for Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) and Black youth.

The United Way BC (UWBC) School Food Infrastructure Grant (SFIG) is designed to enhance the impact of school food programs through improved infrastructure. Priority is given to applicants serving schools attended by children and youth from lower-income families, as well as visible minority and Indigenous communities.

Grassroot youth groups/collectives (comprised of Indigenous youth ages 15-29) are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities. Funding will be provided to projects/groups that seek to create impactful community change and increase the wellness, resiliency and engagement of Indigenous youth.

The Ethnocultural Community Support Program (ECSP) supports the open exchange of cultural practices, traditions, languages and customs of Manitoba’s ethnocultural communities. Projects that emphasize multigenerational engagement to support activities that bring together and celebrate all generations as well as those that target youth and seniors specifically are of particular interest to the funder.

Arts, languages, and cultural heritage are interwoven strands that underpin B.C. First Nations’ cultures and worldviews. Indigenous wisdom and ways of being are embedded within language, art, and cultural practices, and connection to place and the protection of the land is expressed through stories and artistic practices and is encoded within language and legal traditions. The Braided Knowledge grant is the first of its kind in Canada. It aims to support projects that demonstrate these interconnections, leading to outcomes that are essential to the revitalization of B.C. First Nation cultures. An important element of the Braided Knowledge grant is the requirement for mentorship and knowledge transfer. Projects will enable the transfer of essential knowledge to new generations. Through this, the grant will support B.C. First Nation Peoples in reconnecting with their heritage and will build connections between generations.