Youth Circle

Youth Sessions

Funding to Support Indigenous Students’ Education Dreams with Joanna Ludlow, Chett Monague & Halyna Petryshyn

Funding to Support Indigenous Students’ Education Dreams with Joanna Ludlow, Chett Monague & Halyna Petryshyn

Do your students have the funds to make their post-secondary dreams a reality? We’re help to help! An education provides a path to a better future…

Protected: Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre with Elizabeth Shaffer, Alison Mills & Sarah King

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Dance as a Pathway to Wellness with Willow Thickson

Dance as a Pathway to Wellness with Willow Thickson

We welcome to the UBC Learning Circle, Willow Thickson, Medical Student of UBC, for a Youth Circle on the healing of dance, art, and culture… Description: Dance has the power to improve self-esteem and physical strength, as well as enhance one’s connection to place and community relationships. In this Youth Circle we will discuss dance as […]

Dollars and Sense: Financial Preparation for Post-Secondary Education with Tara Drage, Chloe Erlendson & Jeremiah Hyslop

Dollars and Sense: Financial Preparation for Post-Secondary Education with Tara Drage, Chloe Erlendson & Jeremiah Hyslop

Do your students have the funds to make their post-secondary dreams a reality? We’re help to help! An education provides a path to a better future. Today, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students are pursuing educational opportunities that lead to careers in health, education, business and beyond. Sometimes finances can seem like a barrier to […]

Stand Up: Warriors Called To Action!

Stand Up: Warriors Called To Action!

Session Date: May 5th, 2016 Hip-Hop artist Warren Hooley will host the “guy focused” session for UBC’s Youth Learning Circle! Hooley will be LIVE from Langley’s Cineplex Cinema, with a panel of Indigenous guys, along with 200 grade 10-12 Indigenous students, on May 5th, 2016. The Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health’s UBC Learning Circle  […]

Youth Wellness (Part 3) | Transformation

Youth Wellness (Part 3) | Transformation

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Join us on another journey once again in Part 3 of our Youth Wellness Series with Gerry Oleman and Asia Youngman of Cuystwi in our conversation with them on transformation. Session Video: Todays topics will be: What is transformation? Goal setting: showcase 4/5 videos Indigenous Heroes a) Videos and possible guest speakers […]

Youth Wellness (Part 2) – Healing: Tools and Methods for Youth

Youth Wellness (Part 2) – Healing: Tools and Methods for Youth

Please join us in our conversation around Healing tools and methods for our youth. In this session Gerry Oleman and Asia Youngman of Indigenous Youth Wellness who will discuss what is healing, traditional healing, other methods of healing, and music for healing in this session.

Youth Wellness (Part 1) – Beginning Our Wellness Journey with Gerry Oleman & Asia Youngman

Youth Wellness (Part 1) – Beginning Our Wellness Journey with Gerry Oleman & Asia Youngman

We welcome Gerry Oleman back to the UBC Learning Circle once again. In this session, he brings with him his coworker/co-presenter, Asia Youngman who is new to the UBCLC Youth Circle

Digital Health & Wellness for Communities: Hunelhyad (What’s the matter?) – Part 1: Social Media, Youth and Health with Johanna Sam

Digital Health & Wellness for Communities: Hunelhyad (What’s the matter?) – Part 1: Social Media, Youth and Health with Johanna Sam

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Welcome to the first session of a two-part series on Digital Health & Wellness for Communities.   We have the pleasure of joining Johanna Sam of Tsilhqot’in Nation as she presents on her interests which involve new information and communication technology initiatives designed to enhance equity for socially marginalized populations, such as Indigenous people, […]

IndigenEYEZ A Participatory Youth Leadership Program on The Land

IndigenEYEZ A Participatory Youth Leadership Program on The Land

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 UBCLC presents IndigenEYEZ is a First Nations-led initiative that aims to build the capacity of First Nations in BC to empower youth and build cultural connections.  Creative expression grounded in culture is key to unlocking our transformative capacity, supporting our healing journey, revitalizing our cultures, and returning to our traditional […]

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