NAFC Youth Delegates Representing Canada’s Urban Aboriginal Youth at 13th Annual UN International Day of Peace Events in New York City.

National Association of Friendship Centres Aboriginal Youth Council (AYC) delegates attending the International Day of Peace events at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

AYC President Kody Taylor of Riverton, Manitoba and Vice President Andrea Landry of Nanimo, British Columbia will represent Canada’s urban Aboriginal youth at the 13th Annual International Day of Peace Student Conference and Peace Bell Ceremony being held at the UN Headquarters.

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Gains in aboriginal entrepreneurship impeded by youth-education issues

From airline companies and construction firms to wineries and technology consulting outfits, aboriginal entrepreneurship is thriving like never before, paralleling rapid population growth and rising educational levels. However, native leaders say the renaissance on reserves is hampered by an array of socioeconomic barriers and a lack of outside assistance.

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Indigenous programs soar at University of Victoria

Eleven drummers beat furiously on a large drum as they chanted a song of welcome. Elegantly carved eagles, orcas (killer whales), frogs and bears looked down from eight posts around the edge of the large room. An overflow crowd filled the ceremonial hall of the First Peoples House, a stunning new building that establishes a powerful aboriginal presence in the heart of the University of Victoria campus in British Columbia.

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Government of Canada Supports Research on Inuit Leadership and Governance

Iqaluit, Nunavut, August 30, 2010 — Today, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced the Government of Canada’s support for a comprehensive six-year research and training project on Inuit leadership and governance. This project will for the first time create a recorded history of Canada’s Inuit leadership and develop training for future Inuit leaders.

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