Collingwood Neighbourhood House Indigenous Youth CREW Program
The Indigenous Youth CREW Program is an Intergenerational youth program focusing on youth ages 10-29 and their families. We have weekly, year-round Indigenous youth program at Collingwood Neighbourhood House that centres cultural teachings, recreation, education, and work/leadership opportunities. The program offers Indigenous-led activities, family-inclusive cultural programming, traditional teachings, and community service opportunities. Youth participate in canoeing in two northern dancer canoes training for canoe journeys and learning about traditional canoe practices, big drum teachings, sweat lodge ceremonies, life skill workshops, twice a week drop-ins, cultural events, physical wellness activities, and leadership experiences such as Pulling Together Canoe Journey and Gathering Our Voices. The program is guided by cultural knowledge keepers, community partners, and Indigenous Advisory Committees.
Land-Based Healing Initiatives
Niislaa Naay Healing House is running land-based programming to revive land stewardship and sustainable food harvesting. They follow the cycles of the season and coordinate activities such as harvesting foods and medicines, taking care of the places those resources come from, weaving, net making, and offer low-barrier access to land-based programming (e.g., creating spaces close to the village that participants can boat, hike, or drive to for overnight trips).
Gitanyow Youth / Guardians Engagement
The Gitanyow Lax’yip Stewardship Guardians are the ‘eyes and ears’ on the Lax’yip (Territory) and provide a critical role in environmental and cultural monitoring. We are trying to involve youth in our work. The Flow of Gwelx Yeenst is a vision that has been within the Gitanyow people for many many years. The importance of passing on something that is pristine and healthy to the next generation has and will always be a high priority.
Tla-o-qui-aht Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Ehattesaht Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k:tles7et’h’ Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Hitacu Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Huu-ay-aht Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Port Alberni Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.
Taku River Tlingit Warrior Program
The Warrior Program weaves traditional and mainstream leadership and wellness teachings and practices together on the land to strengthen the connections, capability, cultural pride and confidence of young men. It teaches survival in three ways: wilderness survival skills if you get lost in the woods; how to survive and lead in emergency situations; and strategies to survive life in today’s society.