TRACKS Youth Program
Celebrating over 10 years of culturally-relevant programming!
What is TRACKS?
TRACKS (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science) is an educational program based on Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg territory. We are hosted by Trent University within the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS), and operates in partnership with founding partner organization Kawartha World Issues Centre and the First Peoples House of Learning. TRACKS consists of two distinct and connected programs: Outreach & Education and Oshkwazin Indigenous Youth Leadership.
OUTREACH & EDUCATION
TRACKS Outreach & Education runs a wide variety of educational programs throughout the calendar year for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth.
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Education Online Workshops
TRACKS Education is now offering Online Workshops. Teachers, community educators, parents and anyone else teaching kids during these times can request a workshop to be delivered live for your group!
Learn MoreOSHKWAZIN INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP
TRACKS Oshkwazin provides workshops, events and leadership develpment opportunities for Indigenous youth
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Online Leadership Workshops
TRACKS Oshkwazin is now offering Online Workshops focused on building leadership in highschool aged Indigenous youth.
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Blog & Media
Aaniin, boozhoo. Hello, my name is Matt Levac and I am an Indigenous youth with a mixed heritage (Metis, Wendat) from Sturgeon Falls, currently living in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough.
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The month of November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The TRACKS team would like to share some knowledge and resources about Diabetes and how it disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.
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Aaniin! My name is Jaida Ponce and I'm going to tell you a little about my journey with the TRACKS Youth Program!
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Aaniin, Hello! My name is Beth McClelland (she/her) and I’m a settler living in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough. I’m excited to have recently joined TRACKS as the TRACKS Co-director, Partnership & Resource Development.
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Aanii! My name is Ava and I am from the First Nation of Mississauga of Scugog Island!
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I am 17 years old from Curve Lake First Nation, from the Otter clan.
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Hey, I’m Josh McDonald-Knott, I'm 15 years old from Curve Lake First Nation.
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Hi I am Rainingbird Daniels, I am 18 years old from Sturgeon Lake First Nation located on Treaty 6 in Saskatchewan.
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My name is Elijah Brake, and I am Mi’kmaw from the Bay of Islands Newfoundland.
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Hi, I am Migizi, I am Crane clan and Mississauga from Burleigh Falls, and Algonquin with registration from Kitigan Zibi First Nation
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Trent University (IESS)
TRACKS is hosted by Trent University within the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS).
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Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC)
TRACKS is supported by the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC). KWIC is a charitable Global Education and Resource Centre which promotes dialogue and understanding of world issues to enable people to engage in positive social and environmental change.
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First Peoples House of Learning (FPHL)
TRACKS operates in partnership with the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University.
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Actua
TRACKS is a proud member of Actua. Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members located at universities and colleges across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming.
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Miigwech to our generous funders for their support!
Online and Onland Resources
Options include: Nature Walk - Appreciation for the Trees, Nature Scavenger Hunt in Jackson Park, Activities from the Big Book of Nature Activities by Drew Monkman and Jacob Rodenburg (2016)
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Options include: Toronto Zoo Turtle Island Conservation Initiative, Think Indigenous: Online Indigenous Education K-8, Deepening Knowledge: Resources for and about Aboriginal Education, Family Cultural Immersion Camp, Warrior Kids Podcast
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Options include: Waking Up Ojibwe, Ojibwemotaadidaa! - Let's Speak Ojibwe, Tota’s Rocker, Ojibwe.net, We Seek to Learn Throughout the Year
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Options include: 50 Bird Species and Their Sounds, Feeding the birds, Takaya: Lone Wolf, Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, The Toronto Zoo
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Options include: National Film Board of Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) Kids, APTN Lumi, Raven's Quest
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Options include: Contemporary Indigenous Art, Lunch Doodles, “From My Window” project, Homemade Playdough, Finger Puppet Templates, Collaborative Fence Mural, Shadow Puppets, Mr Boozhoo
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Options include: Ojibwe, Anishinaabe and Inuit Colouring and Activity Books
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Options include: Northern Lights Streaming Live, List of Animal Cams, The Hidden World of the National Parks, Virtual tour of Darkwoods Conservation Area, British Columbia, NASA Image and Video Library
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Options include: "Why do we need to wash our hands?", Making Homemade Rock Candy, Coyote Science, STEM at Home (Actua resource),
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Options include: GoNoodle, P.E With Joe, YMCA fitness, Powwow Yoga and Iakwa’shatste Youth Fitness
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