Grantee Highlights

Grantee Highlight: Sasher

Our current project is developing "Sasher," an Indigenous communication/education platform. This site, devised with an Indigenous web designer from Treaty 1 territory, aims to network, educate on Indigenous history in Canada, and facilitate participation in relevant conversations. It will emphasize inclusivity and empowerment for Indigenous, newcomer, Black, and POC youth through a modern, social media lens. 

Grantee Highlight: Maamwi Noojmadaa “Let’s Heal Together” Project

The Maamwi Noojmadaa collective is comprised of four Indigenous youth from Manitoulin Island who work to support and promote youth healing. Since starting in 2020, the collective has hosted 3 Youth Gatherings, two taking place in-person and one virtually. The events brought together youth aged 12-29 to participate in programming and workshops that promote spiritual, physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Grantee Highlight: TransCare+- A Warm Blanket: Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer Care Collective

This collective is running through December- February offering a virtual, low engagement space for Two-Spirit/ Indigiqueer community helpers to have support in their work and focus on their own healing. This collective is based around care and learning. With 7 Two-Spirit/ Indigiqueer youth, we meet for monthly drop ins, monthly workshops, and provide different microgrants to support the community work of each collective member.

Grantee Highlight: IndigeBrother, Helping Others

We are three youth coming together to help our youth have more opportunities and awareness for themselves to grow and thrive here and out of our community. Learning different teachings and skills can really help gain balance in shaping who we are as Indigenous Youth in Canada, with our overall knowledge and experiences of our wellbeing and wellness with the land and our inner self.

Grantee Highlight: Letters to the Land

Letters to the Land is an always evolving community-based arts and connection project that aims to support Indigenous, Black and Racialized youth in connecting with the land. We aim to do this through a loving connection to Mother Earth grounded in love letters, community wellness and individual and community ceremony.