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Read on the meet our newest TRACKS Oshkwazin staff member, Jessica Frappier! We are so excited to be working with Jessica this Winter Semester.
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We are very pleased to make public our Annual Report for 2018. Read more to access the pdf.
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Please see the attached for the full job posting for a part-time TRACKS Oshkwazin Youth Program Support position. Contact oshkwazin@tracksprogram.ca with your application. Thank you!
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TRACKS is a member of Actua, a National STEM network of 26 universities and colleges across Canada. Each Fall, Actua holds a meeting which gives the Directors of network members the opportunity to meet with one another, debrief on our busy Summers, and gear-up for the New Year ahead. Read on to hear about TRACKS's experience at this year's Fall Directors Meeting.
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TRACKS Oshkwazin is a new youth leadership initiative run through TRACKS Youth Program. For two months this Summer, Oshkwazin spent time laying a foundation for the program. This past week, Oshkwazin held its first two youth group meetings which went great thanks to all the planning that happened this Summer. Read on to learn about all the work and inspiration that went into Oshkwazin's development and planning this Summer!
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Oshkwazin staff were fortunate enough to attend the Intertribal Food Sovereignty Summit at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Reservation in Connecticut. This conference was a week long and full of incredible learning opportunities, delicious food and great company. Some of the theme highlights were food system change, decolonizing your diet, tribal farms, seed saving, food sovereignty initiatives and a feast that was prepared by Sioux Chef, Sean Sherman. Read on for Amber Pitawanakwat's refection on what she learned at these sessions!
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TRACKS Youth Program came back strong this summer. After a bit of a hiatus and the hiring of fantastic new coordinator staff, this program returned to deliver critical programming to youth across North Central Ontario. Allow staff member Alex Roper to take you on a journey through our summer together!
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As many of you know, TRACKS has been on a program pause over the last year. During this time we took time to reflect on what has worked well, what changes should be made and how we want to continue moving forward with innovative and culturally-relevant educational programming. One of these main changes is how the program is run. TRACKS is now working in a new organizational structure, where three coordinators are now working under the umbrella of TRACKS to deliver two distinct programs.
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What a season it has been with our summer TRACKS staff! I am so delighted to have met and work with these 8 wonderful people this summer. It has been a gift to be able to share space and ideas with them over the last two months.
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