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‘We’re Water Beings’ Heiltsuk Youth Clean Their Shores – CFN
September 5, 2024 Heiltsuk Hereditary Chief λáλíyasila Frank Brown, a mariner all his life, says his people have lived and died on the water and always understood the ocean as a sacred and vulnerable place. “The ocean is a sacred place between the land and the sky, and if we hold it as sacred, we […]
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VIDEO: B.C. youth learn Indigenous traditions during paddle on Okanagan Lake – Vernon Morning Star
August 30, 2024 Indigenous youth from around B.C. participated in a multi-day canoe paddle on Okanagan Lake A group of young people from across B.C. embarked on a 55.2 km journey along Okanagan Lake, in an effort to build a better relationship with the RCMP and Aboriginal communities. This journey is an annual event held […]
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First Nations youth share their perspectives in new FNHA overdose awareness campaign
Aug 26, 2024 Youth Advisory Committee members with lived experience speak on importance of harm reduction Harm reduction saves lives, and three First Nations youth want to create more awareness about the importance of having open conversations about substance use. Annual events, such as International Overdose Awareness Day, are valuable opportunities to center youth voices […]
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Youth mental health decline continues in central Island region – PQB News
56 per cent rated mental health as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ compared to 80 per cent in 2013 Results of the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey paint a concerning picture for the mental health of central Vancouver Island youth. Only 56 per cent of youth aged 12 to 19 rated their mental health as good or […]
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Seaspan brings marine training program to Indigenous youth – Business in Vancouver
July 26, 2024 The three year training program helps create pathways for young people from the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations to enter the skilled trades Local Indigenous youth are facing new, exciting horizons in the marine industry, as Seaspan announces a new education program for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) and Musqueam […]
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B.C. youth representative says official inaction led to boy’s torturous death in foster care – Daily Guardian
July 17, 2024 British Columbia’s representative for children and youth is calling for a complete overhaul of the province’s foster care model following the torture and death of an 11-year-old boy in 2021. In a report published Tuesday, representative Jennifer Charlesworth called the Fraser Valley boy’s death at the hands of caregivers who were approved […]
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2024 Youth Lifeguard Leadership Camp – Now Taking Applications
June 27th, 2024 I∙SPARC (Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council) is pleased to present the Provincial Lifeguarding Leadership Camp, hosted in partnership with the Aboriginal Youth F.I.R.S.T. Program (Futures in Recreation & Sport Training). This weeklong camp is open to self-identified Indigenous youth (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) of all ages and will introduce the […]
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‘Reclamation involves courage’: A Xa’xtsa youth talks dancing, advocacy and bravery – FNHA
June is National Indigenous History Month, and this year, over the next four weeks the communications team will be sharing a series of stories profiling five Indigenous youth from across British Columbia. Some are artists, dancers, youth workers and activists and despite coming from different communities and different backgrounds they all have one thing in common […]
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They’d never been hunting. Now, Indigenous youth learn skills, culture and language — thanks to a First Nation program – The Narwhal
May 30, 2024 A pilot project to educate youth in hunting is part of a broader push to connect Lake Babine youth with the land “Our hunting values are simple, really. We provide for the family, we provide for different families. We do the best we can to provide for anybody that needs it,” Jordan […]
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Young people in East Kootenays benefit from more mental-health, addiction care
May 23, 2024 CRANBROOK – More young people struggling with mental-health and addictions challenges will benefit from a first-of-its-kind Foundry centre in Cranbrook. “Children and youth are facing a lot of challenges, and we are ensuring that supports are available for them to be healthy, both physically and mentally,” said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental […]
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