For the past two years, Dr. Trudy Cardinal, professor of Elementary Education in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education, has been coordinating a program designed to empower young Indigenous women through culture and community. Housed through the University of Alberta, and coordinated by Dr. Cardinal, the young Indigenous women circle of leadership program offers girls from 8-17 years old a chance to strengthen their bond to their indigenous heritage – through sewing, singing, cooking, and other cultural practices. Cardinal says, it’s a program designed to bring the girls a new sense of self awareness.
Elders, skilled craftswomen, and other knowledge keepers lead the way. Based in south Edmonton, the program is now doing a pop-up style camps, adding North-Central Edmonton locations as well as in Wetaskiwin. You can find more information on the University of Alberta’s website.
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