A.P.E. Fund

Kinomaagewgaamgoong – A place of Learning – Medicine Wheel. Medicinal plant and Three Sisters Garden expansion.

Sarnia, traditional territories of the Chippewa, Odawa, Potawatomi and Delaware Nations, Yukon

Kinomaagewgaamgoong – was a vision of the school community to bring together to celebrate cultural learning in a multi sensory outdoor classroom. Centered around the student constructed medicine wheel the expansion project looks to add a three sisters garden, and expand the medicinal plant garden.

Where
Sarnia, traditional territories of the Chippewa, Odawa, Potawatomi and Delaware Nations, Yukon
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Give Balance

Having youth think about what opportunities there are for education once high school is done as many will be or are at that age and what they know about student loans or internships, what skills have they been taught and how do they see their opportunities compared to non First Nations people.

Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People)

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The RU Ready project works to educate youth on the importance of emergency preparedness by hosting online hour long workshops. These workshops will enhance participants’ leadership skills while also teaching them the necessary information about climate disaster and emergency preparedness.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People)

Three Sisters Garden

The Healing Garden will act as a living classroom, to help build life skills in local youth, allow positive space to network and will give back to the communities it serves. Youth will prepare, plant, monitor, harvest and deliver produce from the garden to local food shelters, and local families.