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On current display at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, located on Queen’s University’s campus, is Kent Monkman’s most recent project, titled Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience. Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works with a variety of mediums, including painting, film/video, performance, and installation. Last week I was lucky […]

Focus Forward For Indigenous Youth’s ongoing project in Montreal Lake Cree Nation, will hopefully  be partnered with Saskatchewan based contractor, Your Choice Homes Inc (YCH). YCH has ample experience working with First Nation communities on similar construction projects. This week I was able to talk with Jay Noel –Community Partner of YCH –about the mandate […]

Experiential learning is an educational experience that extends beyond the classroom, as it allows students to apply their knowledge to real-world problems or authentic situations. It is a practice which we at Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth deploy in our community-focused programming by combing theoretical classroom learning with the practical execution of building something concrete, […]

On Monday, December 5th, Focus Forward For Indigenous Youth hosted a screening of the film Bee Nation and a silent art auction of beautiful works donated by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists as a fundraising initiative. The proceeds from this fundraiser are all going towards our inaugural greenhouse build in Montreal Lake Cree Nation. For those […]

Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island is the location of our second greenhouse project: The Wiikwemkoong Greenhouse for Change. However, this is not the only exciting project underway in Wiikwemkoong. A chat with Jocelyn Bebamikawe and Christianna Jones- both working at Wiikwemkoong Development Commission (WDC), Wii-ni n’guch-tood Labour Market Services branch- shed light on some […]

Indigenous Education is hindered on by a variety of factors. This post is a personal reflection on the cultural and literal barriers that arise, and impede Indigenous youth from obtaining higher levels of education: My name is Elias George; I am Oneida, from the Oneida Nation of the Thames. I belong to the Bear Clan. I […]