Canol Trail Youth Leadership Hike

A presentation from Norman Yakeleya about the Canol Trail Youth Leadership Hike. During World War II, the Canol Trail was used to supply crude oil from Norman Wells to Whitehorse. The Sahtu Dene and Mé​tis people were key in blazing the alpine trail through the Mackenzie Mountains. Since 2005, guides from Tulita and Norman Wells […]

Warrior Program Toolkit

The Online Warrior Toolkit created by the Nuu-chah-nulth Youth Warrior Family launched in February 2024. It is an online resource created to support Nations and/or Indigenous groups interested in launching their own model of the Warrior program. For more information on how to access the Toolkit or start an indigenous youth leadership program in your […]

Capacity Building Opportunity: Jane Goodall Institute of Canada

Learn about community mapping with Alison, senior manager of Canada Programs with the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada and a member of our Community of Practice. This workshop is designed to both build out your own capacity as a facilitator to manage relevant and impactful initiatives, as well as learn how to train youth to […]

Ni Hat’Ni Dene – Łutsel K’e

Thank you to Sunrise Lockhart for presenting on Ni Hat’Ni Dene, youth leadership, and Łutsël K’é Dene stewardship of Thaidene Nëné, including how youth are involved on the land in Guardian work and training in Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation in NWT.

Frontier School Division, MB

Join Shea Henderson (Land-Based Education Coordinator for Frontier School Division – working with 40 schools and communities across the province of Manitoba) to learn about approaches to supporting schools as a helper/connector, meeting schools where they are at, and supporting their programming vision. Shea will share examples of pilot project work that that has informed […]

Northern Youth Leadership Programming and Goliah’s Journey

Goliah Makletzoff-Cazon, Program Coordinator, Northern Youth Leadership (NYL) will share with us about her journey from camper to camp leader to steering committee member to program coordinator in NYL’s programs. She will also share about NYL’s programs and the exciting trips they have planned on the land and water with youth this summer. Goliah (she/her) […]

Kids Help Phone

A description of the ways in which Kids Help Phone supports Indigenous youth’s mental health.