Gift Lake Metis Settlement

Purpose

The Oskyak Nakatemowak (Youth Watch Over Us) project will focus on knowledge building, knowledge sharing and capacity building to establish safety within the community by organizing various workshops and activities surrounding historical identity, youth empowerment, family ancestry, and community physical safety concerns. The goal for this project is to institute an active, safe, and historically rooted community. Through workshop delivery, training, research, and surveys, the project will focus on four components: a Youth Ambassador Initiative, elaborated Historical Scan, individual Family Trees, and Solar Lights installation. Target population will include: children, Youth, Elders, and families.