Traditional Skills & Active Living Program
Province: NWT
Community: Yellowknife
True North Aid is proud to support Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth. Their Traditional Skills and Active Living program took place in Yellowknife, and included a week of cultural activities, knowledge-sharing, skill-building and entrepreneurship workshops, and physical movement.
Co-developed with the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Council of Friendship Centers’ Youth Council, this program brought together 9 First Nations and Métis youth from seven Northwest Territories communities, for a week of cultural activities, knowledge-sharing, skill-building and entrepreneurship workshops, and physical movement.
Youth participated in a medicine walk, Dene culture tour, Northern and Dene traditional games demonstration, entrepreneurship workshop, and Wilderness Readiness training. Youth also learned about leadership and a career in politics during a presentation by a former Premier of the NWT.