Indigenous Youth

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Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Métis Youth

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The State of Black and Indigenous Youth in Ontario

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Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation: A Progress Report on Indigenous Education in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools

Toolkit

Braiding Grassroots Wisdom: A Toolkit to Start and Share Wise Practises Among Indigenous Youth Groups and Collectives

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Hearts + Minds Knowledge Round up: Co-Creating Civic Connections for Indigenous and Black Young People in Peel

This report was published by Hearts + Minds (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Faculty, Sheridan College). HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE... View Article

Academic Literature

Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Métis Youth

Educational spaces, both formal and informal, are not always welcoming to queer Métis youth, especially to those youth who connect... View Article

Academic Literature

Teaching about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People: Implications for Canadian Educators

The 2019 National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls called on educators at all levels to raise... View Article

Research Summary

Reimagining Positive Youth Development and Life Skills in Sport through a Social Justice Lens

YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article

Research Summary

The Role of Self-Determination in Health and Wellness: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Youth Health Leaders Across Canada

YouthREX Research Summaries ask Just Six Questions of research publications on key youth issues. These summaries get at what the youth sector... View Article

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Grassroots Voices: Black and Indigenous Experiences of the Child Welfare System

This webinar was hosted by the Youth Opportunities Fund at Ontario Trillium Foundation, in partnership with YouthREX. HERE’S HOW THE... View Article

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A Braided Mental Health Approach for Indigenous Youth⁠⁠

This video was produced by Finding Our Power Together. HERE’S HOW THE CREATORS DESCRIBE THIS VIDEO: Nicole Ineese-Nash and Maggie Stein... View Article

Report

Wiingushk Okaadinige: The Sweetgrass Braid – A Braided Mental Health Approach For Indigenous Youth

This report was published by Finding Our Power Together. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: This report details a... View Article

Academic Literature

Transformational Mentoring Experiences for First Nations Young People: A Scoping Review

While Aboriginal youth mentoring has been used as a teaching process for thousands of years and the tradition continues, little... View Article

Report

The State of Black and Indigenous Youth in Ontario

This report was published by Laidlaw Foundation. HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT: Laidlaw Foundation’s primary goal in creating... View Article

Academic Literature

The Role of Self-Determination in Health and Wellness: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Youth Health Leaders Across Canada

This work centers the voices of Indigenous young people to explore how they are defining and enacting self-determination, and how... View Article

Academic Literature

Food Insecurity and Its Consequences in Indigenous Children and Youth in Canada

Food insecurity (FI) is at a crisis level in some Indigenous communities and impacts many of the half million First... View Article

Academic Literature

Social Work’s Colonial Past with Indigenous Children and Communities in Australia and Canada: A Cross-National Comparison

This article offers a cross-national comparison of social work in two countries, Australia and Canada, about the care of Indigenous... View Article

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Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Métis Youth

The State of Black and Indigenous Youth in Ontario

Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation: A Progress Report on Indigenous Education in Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools

Braiding Grassroots Wisdom: A Toolkit to Start and Share Wise Practises Among Indigenous Youth Groups and Collectives

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Hearts + Minds Knowledge Round up: Co-Creating Civic Connections for Indigenous and Black Young People in Peel

Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Métis Youth

Teaching about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People: Implications for Canadian Educators

The Role of Self-Determination in Health and Wellness: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Youth Health Leaders Across Canada

Grassroots Voices: Black and Indigenous Experiences of the Child Welfare System

A Braided Mental Health Approach for Indigenous Youth⁠⁠

Wiingushk Okaadinige: The Sweetgrass Braid – A Braided Mental Health Approach For Indigenous Youth

Transformational Mentoring Experiences for First Nations Young People: A Scoping Review

The State of Black and Indigenous Youth in Ontario

The Role of Self-Determination in Health and Wellness: A Qualitative Study with Indigenous Youth Health Leaders Across Canada

Food Insecurity and Its Consequences in Indigenous Children and Youth in Canada

Social Work’s Colonial Past with Indigenous Children and Communities in Australia and Canada: A Cross-National Comparison

Indigenous Post-Secondary Learners and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change: Actions of Indigenous Youth in Local Food Systems During Times of Adversity

Being Legendary: Honouring Our Histories and Identities

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From Discrimination to Meaningful Work: A Look into the Status of Urban Indigenous Youth Employment

A Labour of Love: The Unpaid and Exploited Labour of Grassroots and Community-Based Indigenous Youth Groups

Indigenous Case Management Model: Adapting Housing First for Youth for Indigenous Youth (HF4Y)