Youth – Culture and Recreation

Aboriginal Peoples' Program – Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth

These Youth Centres provides Aboriginal community-based, culturally relevant and supportive projects, programs, services and counselling to urban Aboriginal youth, in order to improve their economic, social and personal prospects.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Heritage (PCH)

Aboriginal Programs

This page provides an overview of the programs designed for Aboriginal youth at YMCA Calgary, including contact numbers for more information.

Source: YMCA Calgary

Aboriginal Youth Circle (AYC)

Source: Ka Ni Kanichihk

Active Circle

Helps Aboriginal youth and communities to become vibrant, active and healthy through sport and recreation.

Artic Wind Riders

To promote physical activity and create new opportunities for the youth of the Northern communities.

ArtsCan Circle, The

The ArtsCan Circle is an independent, volunteer-run support group dedicated to linking creative artists with Native youth at risk in Canada, hence aiming at encouraging self-esteem amongst them.

Bible Camps for First Nations Youth

These Bible camps for First Nations Youth are intended to make them disciples of Jesus Christ and establish indigenous churches that will propagate the Gospel in their own communities and beyond.

Source: Northern Canada Evangelical Mission

Blueprint for Life Consulting

BluePrintForLife uses the hip-hop culture to reach out to a wide range of young people and to engage youth in physical and educational workshops.

Digital Drum

The Digital Drum site provides a place for Aboriginal Cultural expression — storytelling, media literacy, community traditions, activism and music – and contains video and audio footage.

Dreams in Motion

Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic Practices

This program offers funding to Aboriginal arts organizations that wish to work with Elders and the youth, two underserved segments of the Aboriginal arts community.

Source: Government of Canada; Canada Council for the Arts

ISPAYIN - Métis Youth Express Yourself!

ISPAYIN is an extensive project, led by the Métis Centre of the National Aboriginal Health Organization, to build awareness about Métis youth identity, health and well-being in a contemporary context.

Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

National Aboriginal High Performance Hockey Camp

The National Aboriginal High Performance Hockey Camp provides an elite national forum for the top Bantam/Midget aged Aboriginal hockey players in Canada.

Source: Aboriginal Sport Circle

On the Path of the Elders

Stemming from a commitment to document Elder knowledge, this website offers a wealth of stories, essays and video interviews about the Mushkegowuk and Anishinaabe peoples of Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario.

Our Stories, Our Identities

Source: Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival

Our Story – Aboriginal Writing Challenge

Our Story is a national short story contest aiming to educate Canadians about the defining moments in history that have shaped this country and its Aboriginal people.

Source: The Dominion Institute

Road Scholars: Inuit Adventure Africa

This site introduces the film Road Scholars: Inuit Adventure Africa, a special one-hour documentary on six teenagers who spent their summer volunteering in rural Africa.

Source: Road Scholars

Sila

SILA is an innovative e-learning website that connects people directly to the stunning Arctic environment and a rich Inuit cultural universe.

Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Youth Legacy Program

Source: 2010 Legacies Now

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