*Youth
(Y):
workshops have been primarily designed to target youth.
*Adults (A): workshops have been primarily
designed for adults such as Chaperones, Youth Workers, Educators, etc.
ART
AND THE INNER SELF (Y)
This workshop is designed to explore the inner science of one’s self versus
our Indigenous way of knowing and being through art. Participants will analyze
themselves through painting and collage and explore the teachings of our Elders,
cultural identity, the art of the medicine wheel and more.
Presenter: Tessa Karangawai Potskin Return to Top
BUILDING A WARRIOR SPIRIT: NURTURING HEALTHY MALE
ROLES IN THE FAMILY TODAY (Y)
Many people grew up in unhealthy family systems with alcoholism, domestic violence
or missing parents and did not have the opportunity to experience what a healthy
father, grandfather or partner does. This session explores all the male roles
in the family, identifies the healthy emotional and behavioral roles that need
to be modeled for raising healthy sons and looks at the cultural and spiritual
responsibilities each role carries to ensure raising healthy children.
Presenter: Niso Bradford Return to Top
BUILDING THE CHARACTER OF YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
(A)
This session explores the relationship between the profound unresolved grief
of Aboriginal youth today and their ‘acting out’ attitudes and behaviours.
It looks at the issues of self-worth, anger, peer pressure and multigenerational
trauma and how this is manifested through violent adolescent behaviour. Participant
slearn seven key strategies that community workers can build on to nurture our
young people today in community youth prevention activities.
Presenter: Niso Bradford Return to Top
CONNECTING WITH ABORIGINAL YOUTH
Jason will cover stories of relevance to today’s youth workers who work
with Aboriginal youth. Topics will include dynamic interaction, personal connection
and careful interventions.
Presenter: Jason Louttit Return to Top
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA IDENTIFICATION (A)
This hands-on look at the tools for using and making drugs will highlight what
to look for and what to say when you find something. Members of the Penticton
Indian Band created these kits to have a visual and tactile example of the tools
that are used.
Presenter: Matthew Baran Return to Top
EDUCATION AND SPORTS: A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (Y)
As a successful athlete and businessman, Herb Strongeagle is an inspiration
for others trying to find their way in the contemporary and sporting worlds.
Herb’s attitude toward education, life and sports has encouraged others
to continue their formal education and become successful. Sports have provided
Herb with many lessons in hard work, confidence and the preparation it takes
to succeed in the game of life. In this inspirational workshop he will talk
about his own positive experiences in sports, his success in business and his
happy family life.
Presenter: Herb Strongeagle Return to Top
ENGAGE! THE STREET CULTURE EXPERIENCE (A)
This workshop will present an overview of the methods the Street Culture Kidz
Project uses to engage youth who are active or at risk of gang involvement.
Street Culture’s programming is designed to meet the need for high excitement
and creative use of time. Extreme kite-parasailing, festivals of face and body
art, national public speaking and giant mural projects are some of the programs
available to youth through Street Culture. Kim and David tell their personal
story in a candid way, exposing the challenges, heartaches and triumphs of their
mentor/protégé relationship. The frankness of their story helps
audience members understand what kind of long term investment is needed when
mentoring youth.
Presenters: Kim Sutherland and David Cowan, Street Culture Kidz Project Return to Top
EXPLORING HOW WE THINK AS ABORIGINAL PEOPLE (Y/A)
this workshop will examine the thought processes that Aboriginal people use.
It will take a past, present and future look at the factors that have shaped
our thinking and how this has evolved since time immemorial. The essence of
the workshop is to become more aware of the thinking process, perceptions that
impact our communities and their leadership, and how we can take greater control
over what can become our potential for the future.
Presenter: Darrell Phillips Return to Top
HELPING YOUTH TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THEIR ‘INVISIBLE
FENCES’ (Y)
This session on boundary development will explore contributing factors to boundary
violations of youth and by youth to others; the consequences of those violations
such as date rape, bullying and gangs; and, key areas of knowledge that youth
of today need to have to protect themselves and maintain their dignity.
Presenter: Niso Bradford Return to Top
KERMIT BEATS THE BULLY (Y)
DerRick uses humour and fun in this workshop to share his message about bullying
and his own experiences as a youth. “Everyday I was bullied, made fun
of and beat up on the bus to and from school,” he says. Topics to be discussed
include understanding the bully, solutions for today and valuing diversity and
uniqueness.
Presenter: DerRic Starlight Return to Top
THE LINK BETWEEN CULTURE AND SUICIDE: WHAT THE
RESEARCH AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SAYING (A)
In this workshop, the presenter will include personal stories of young people,
research findings, current programs and resources. A successful program by the
Embrace Life Council in Nunavut will be used as an example.
Presenter: Patty Chabbert and NAN Decade Youth Council Return to Top
LIVING LIFE RAW (Y)
This workshops offers ideas on how to take our deepest pain and turn it into
healing tools. Tessa will go over the challenges and pressures on youth who
try to walk on the red road. The aim of the workshop is to provide education
about the effects of substance use and abuse while strengthening individual
talents and gifts.
Presenter: Tessa Karangwai Potskin Return to Top
MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE: SHARING INDIGENOUS
UNDERSTANDING THROUGH MUSIC (Y/A)
Eekwol is an award winning hip hop artist from Cree Territory in Saskatchewan.
In this workshop, she shares her story of the challenges and successes of being
a woman in both the hip hop and Indigenous worlds. She believes that music is
the voice for this generation and is a great weapon in the struggles that young
people face today. She hopes to capture the creative energies in all of us through
understanding our history and use it as a tool for music.
Presenter: Eekwol (Lindsay Knight) Return to Top
PREPARING THE SEVENTH GENERATION – LIVING PROUD (Y/A)
In this motivational workshop, Jodie-Lynn will speak as a National Aboriginal
Role Model, highlighting her career and personal successes. She will discuss
the importance of making good life choices and include tips on making positive
lifestyle choices, living a proud life as an Aboriginal person, maintaining
positive family relationships and other social issues facing young Aboriginal
people.
Presenter; Jodie-Lynn Waddilove Return to Top
RECIPE FOR MAKING A SUCCESSFUL YOUTH GROUP (Y/A)
The focus of this workshop is building a successful youth group and what works
for youth and youth workers. Sues will talk about what has worked in youth programming
for her and what youth need to bring to the table.
Presenter: Sues Kruger Return to Top
RU DOWN OR RU OUT (Y)
This video is a gritty documentary about ex-gang members who have found ways
to leave their gangster lifestyle behind them. The video features candid discussions
with ten young people and the service providers that work with them.
Presenter: Donavon Caldwell and Katherine Daniels Return to Top
RUNNING A GIRL POWER PROGRAM (Y)
This workshop will discuss the goals of the Girl Power Program including building
self-esteem and confidence among participants; raising young women’s awareness
of issues relevant to their lives such as media and body image, systemic barriers
related to poverty, violence against women, health, racism and the environment;
creating action-oriented strategies and coping skills to address these issues
individually and collaboratively; and, developing critical thinking skills among
young women to assist in making informed choices. Participants will also discuss
how to create concrete links between young women and the community, enrich diversity
through outreach strategies in schools and the community and define the needs
of young women on an ongoing basis.
Presenter: Patty Chabbert Return to Top
RUNNING THROUGH MOUNTAINS (Y)
This outdoor activity workshop and running clinic for all levels will include
a review of endurance training as a metaphor for change and personal leadership.
Topics that will be covered include training, clothing, nutrition, lifestyle
and competing.
Presenter: Jason Louttit Return to Top
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: MYTHS, REALITIES AND SOLUTIONS
(Y)
When most people think of sexual exploitation or “youth prostitution”,
they think of a young girl standing on a street corner in Vancouver’s
downtown east side. However, this stereotype represents only a small number
of exploited youth. In reality, sexual exploitation happens in every community,
even in small isolated communities where there is no visible sex trade. In this
workshop, youth will discuss the myths and realities of sexual exploitation,
recruitment tactics, warnings signs of exploitation, resources for exploited
youth and what to do if a friend or family member is being exploited. Participants
will create their own personal “prevention plan” to keep themselves
and their peers safe and healthy.
Presenter: Sarah Hunt Return to Top
UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL SYSTEM (Y)
In this workshop, Jodie-Lynn, a First Nations lawyer, will provide an interactive
workshop offering an insightful view into the complexities of the criminal justice
system, including a discussion about stereotypes, statistics and cases. She
will also invite participants to take part in a mock Sentencing Circle. Jodie-Lynn
will discuss the importance of young people making good life choices and avoiding
the criminal justice system and will offer personal advice on how to cope with
peer pressure.
Presenter: Jodie-Lynn Waddilove Return to Top
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: SUPPORTING ABORIGINAL
YOUTH (A)
Addressing youth sexual exploitation, violence and victimization is a challenge
that faces every Aboriginal community in Canada. This workshop will provide
information about sexual exploitation and the links to intergenerational abuse,
legacies of residential school trauma and the healing path for our communities.
Participants will discuss the strengths that Aboriginal communities have, the
changes that have to happen to stop the cycle of abuse from continuing, recruitment
into sexual exploitation, links to drug and alcohol use, trafficking of Aboriginal
youth, the role of the elders in community healing and creating a community
action plan.
Presenter: Sarah Hunt Return to Top
FNTCS
Contact Information
First Nations Training & Consulting Services
Mail Address: PO BOX 5000, SAANICHTON BC, V8M 2C5 Courier Address: 1164
Stelly's Cross Road, Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1H8
Phone:
(250) 652-7097
Fax: (250) 652-7039
Email: fntcs@telus.net
5th Annual Aboriginal Youth, Violence, & Changing
Times Training Conference
"Ending Violence-Strengthening Our Circle"
March 14-17, 2007
