TRACKS Youth Program
TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science
What is TRACKS?
TRACKS (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science) is an educational program which provides hands-on experiences for youth interested in the intersections of Indigenous and western sciences. TRACKS is based out of the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS) of Trent University, under the umbrella of the Kawartha World Issues Centre and supported by First People's House of Learning. TRACKS consists of two distinct but connected programs: Outreach & Education and Oshkwazin Indigenous Youth Leadership Program.
TRACKS: Outreach & Education
TRACKS Outreach & Education runs a wide variety of educational programs throughout the calendar year for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth in grades K-12.
For Parents: Available Programs
WAITLIST: November 22nd PA Day (ages: 6-12)
WAITLIST SIGN UP ONLY. Youth of all ages are invited to join us for a day of learning with the Four Sacred Medicine Teachings. Each participant will also be able to make their own medicine pouch to bring home!
Learn MoreTRACKS: Oshkwazin Indigenous Youth Leadership
TRACKS Oshkwazin is a leadership program for Indigenous high school aged youth, providing them with valuable training and leadership development opportunities.
For Youth (13-17): Leadership Programs
November 22nd PA Day (ages: 13-17)
Youth of all ages are invited to join us for a day of learning with the Four Sacred Medicine Teachings. Each participant will also be able to make their own medicine pouch to bring home!
Learn MoreBook one of our standard workshops
Click below for descriptions of workshops we typically run for schools and camp programs.
Invite us into your school, or if you are looking to deepen your TRACKS experience, consider booking your class for a half or full day program at Trent University, where the wetlands, labs and tipi are our classroom!
Blog & Media
From November 6th to 9th TRACKS Youth Program is hosting the virtual reality experience, Biidaaban: First Light! Biidaaban: First Light is an interactive VR project that utilizes Indigenous languages and worldviews to help people understand, as well as literally feel and experience, what Indigenous ways of being and knowing have to teach us about the world and our place in it.
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It's #throwbackthursday and we're reminiscing about our Summer with our Oshkwazin Youth Ambassadors' final reflections on their most memorable experiences from their time working with TRACKS. Read on to learn about some of the fun leadership-building activities we all did together!
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As part of their Summer, our Oshkwazin Youth Ambassadors, Geordan, Gabe, Kaden and Joe, were given the opportunity to learned from knowledge holders about various different types of traditional and modern medicinal plants. They each wrote a short blog post about what they learned about these plants!
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July has been a whirlwind! At the beginning of July, we hired four high school students as Oshkwazin Youth Ambassadors. As they reach the mid-way point to their Summer, its about time we official introduce them. Read on to learn more about them and why they are proud to work as ambassadors for our TRACKS Oshkwazin program.
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Kawartha World Issues Centre
Contact
- 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, Canada, K9L 0G2
- Trent University C/O Indigenous Studies