Programs

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Indigenous Youth Advocacy Week

In Spring 2022, CRE will host a virtual Indigenous Youth Advocacy Week. The Advocacy Week will provide Indigenous youth with…

Indigenous Youth Research Mentorship

Canadian Roots Exchange is looking for young Indigenous leaders from anywhere in Canada to participate in our Indigenous Youth Research…

#LANDBACKLEADERS Writing Contest

Do you enjoy writing? Would you like your work to be published and shared online? CRE is looking for submissions from Indigenous youth to include in our new online journal!

Co-Development of Distinctions-Based Health Legislation

Over the next few months, CRE will be hosting 4 Sharing Circles, and a Policy Hackathon. Doing this will help make sure that the proposed legislative options for improving access to and quality of care truly respond to diverse Indigenous realities.

Art Show: The Stories They Don’t Tell

The culmination of our first virtual art residency, "The Stories They Don't Tell" features 4 artists who participated in the Black Indigenous Creative Youth Solidarity Initiative.

Indigenous Youth Mental Wellness Policy Hackathon

Calling all policy learners, leaders and change-making Indigenous youth! Do you find yourself thinking of policies that affect your community and wondering how you would shape them to better serve the community?

Virtual Two Spirit Regalia Making

The Virtual Two-Spirit Regalia Making Program will teach the basics of regalia making as well as foster cultural and social connections through a series of online sessions.

Black and Indigenous Solidarity Program

Youth Leaders will develop and deliver programming on themes related to: global Indigeneity, anti-Blackness, teaching Black History Month on reserves, and what true solidarity can look like.

Peer Program

The Peer Program is a 4-year program, designed specifically for youth across Canada who have had limited access to education and employment experience, will work to advance the personal and professional capacity of Indigenous youth (18-29).