Rising Youth Grant Opportunity

Rising Youth is an organization based in Ontario funded by the government of Canada (Canada Service Corps). It funds small scale youth-led project ideas that promote youth leadership and encourages community engagement, volunteerism, social activism and innovation! There are three levels of grants - $250, $750 and $1500.

To apply, the youth must be 15 to 30 years in age and be a Canadian Citizen/have a PR card or a Refugee Claimant Status. For more information please visit the website at: www.risingyouth.ca.

To learn more, check out the information package below:

Rising Youth Grant Package.pdf

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Contact:

Priyanka Kaul

priyanka@takingitglobal.org

(778) 878-3935

Outreach Activator (British Columbia)

#RisingYouth | TakingITGlobal | www.risingyouth.ca

If you are a Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council Member Nation and wish for us to arrange an Ideation and Grant Writing Workshop hosted by Rising Youth for your Nation's youth to go through the grant writing process, please contact Silver Anderson at silvera@nautsamawt.com.

Short-term Youth Job Opportunity

Indigenous youth between the ages of 19-29 are invited to apply for a short-term contract opportunity with Naut’samawt Tribal Council and Islands Trust restoring native plants along a stream on Salt Spring Island in November 2021.  You will join a small restoration crew that will work under the guidance of a restoration specialist and traditional knowledge keepers.  This is a paid position.  The work is scheduled to take place over five days in November, exact dates to be determined by participant availability. Travel and accommodations costs will be covered. 

For more information or to apply, contact islandstrust@nautsamawt.com.

NmTC and Islands Trust Video Tutorial

Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council in partnership with Islands Trust worked with Makaila Wenezenki to develop a video-making tutorial. In Filmmaking 101: The Basics, aspiring filmmakers will learn how to create a film from concept to post-production.