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Featured Initiatives

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Creation Community Grants Program

Creation is a multi-level funding program that supports strengths-based, community-focused and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada.

Grassroots youth groups/collectives (comprised of Indigenous youth ages 15-29) are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities.

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Indigenous Youth Policy School

The Indigenous Youth Policy School (IYPS) provides space for Indigenous youth (aged 18-29) to engage with peers through interactive sessions on a local and national level.

The School is a tuition-free program with no academic or professional requirements. Youth can be at any level of learning and understanding about policy (brand new to policy, or with a baseline); we will help ensure everyone starts at the same place.

Culture & Wellness Programming

Our Culture & Wellness programs are dedicated to creating spaces for Indigenous youth that nurture cultural connection and embody the concept of (w)holistic wellness.

Programming is focused on Traditional Knowledge sharing, storytelling, land-based knowledges, earth-working and arts-based workshops and events. 

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Solidarity Programming

Our Solidarity Programming offers a diverse leadership experience through built networks, relationships, and skills-based workshops.

Our Solidarity Programs offer a communal space for Indigenous, Black, and Settlers of Colour youth to share their individual connections to their homelands, experience wellness activities and self-care strategies to navigate the complexities of place-based relationships and responsibilities.

Our Vision

We envision a future

where Indigenous youth are empowered and connected as dynamic leaders in vibrant and thriving communities.

Learn more about who we are.

EVENTS

Upcoming Events

Creation Community Grants Program Community Consultation Share Back Session

December 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EST

IG Live with Lyle Gabriel of IndigeBrother

December 1 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

IG Live with Quinn Meawasige of The Waterways Collective

November 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Land & Food Sovereignty Speaker Series – Chante Speidel

October 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT