About Indigenous Youth Roots

(formerly known as CRE)

Our Vision

We envision a future

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

Our Purpose

As a national Indigenous youth-led organization,

we collaborate with communities to provide programs, grants and opportunities that are grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and being and designed to strengthen and amplify the voices of Indigenous youth. Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR) is a registered charity that provides Indigenous-based leadership, learning, and experiences to every youth that participates in our programs.

Our Guiding Principles

Centering Indigenous youth perspectives

We have 7 deeply held principles that guide us in our work and in the way in which we relate to each other:

Reciprocity
Advocacy
Resurgence
Accountability
Innovation
Reclamation
Solidarity