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Youth Development Pathway

Credit: Photo by Pierre Emmanuel Chaillon, Epéchile Production
Young adults aged 18-31, primarily Indigenous and either entering the workforce or exploring career options outside of post-secondary education, can benefit from our Youth Development Pathway. BKC will provide opportunities for Land-Based Learning experiences that encompass research methods and knowledge braiding practices. Additionally, we focus on equipping youth with essential skills for personal development, career advancement, and successful employment transitions.

Objectives of the Youth
Development Pathway

Youth are enabled and empowered through Land-Based Learning of research methods through the braiding of knowledges
Youth develop new skills for development, advancement along the training continuum, and employment

Land-Based Learning

An Indigenous-oriented approach to take youth into nature, on the land, and honour Indigenous Peoples’ knowledges, cultures, and languages as fundamental to a deep knowledge of places in particular.
Holding ceremonies, harvesting and processing workshops, and intergenerational programs are fundamental to Indigenous learning. Through BKC’s academic partnerships, five Land-Based Learning Camps will be held each year to achieve a total of 25 camps over five years.

Skills Development

BKC’s skills development opportunities offered to youth will include certification opportunities commonly required by employers (e.g., Wilderness First Aid, Helicopter Egress), in partnership with ECO Canada, including access and support to attend programs such as ECO Canada’s BEAHR Indigenous workforce training program.
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Credit: Photo by Pierre Emmanuel Chaillon, Epéchile Production

Braiding Knowledges Canada

Address: CCIS 3-170, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB., T6G 2E9

Mailing Address: CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9

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BKC is supported by a five-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund Program (2024-2029).

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Our Commitment to Reconciliation

BKC’s goals, objectives, scope, structure and core activities are outlined in the Strategic Plan, and will guide our operations, performance management, and reporting for the next five years. .
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Braiding Knowledges Canada, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9
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BKC is supported by a five-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund Program (2024-2029).

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