Put together a group of Aboriginal young people - First Nations, Inuit and Metis. Ask them to become active participants in a series that addresses their concerns, their issues, their ideas. The objective? To inform, affirm, educate, illuminate, clarify, correct, celebrate, amuse, and challenge. 1) BUILDING COMMUNITIES
This program explores how Canadian and world indigenous communities strengthen their communities through understanding and partnership.
2) SHARING THE WISDOM: The World's Indigenous Peoples
The world's indigenous peoples are asserting themselves, reclaiming their heritage and finding ways to place themselves within the contemporary global context. This program raises the awareness of both the plight and the promise of indigenous youth.
3) MAKING A DIFFERENCE: The One Tonne Challenge
Relates Aboriginal values and history to contemporary science and contemporary issues of the impact and effects of climate change and to the undisputed importance of energy efficiency.
4) TAKE A STAND, MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Voting! You bet it matters! Non-Aboriginal people make all the major decisions that affect our lives, yet we have the power to sway the vote. So why aren't we using it?
5) FACES OF STATISTICS: Looking Beyond the Numbers
The Aboriginal population is young and growing. Canadian demographics show a dramatic increase. It is important to explore social and economic youth issues from an Aboriginal perspective.
6) STEWARDS OF THE LAND: Then and Now
How do we reconcile traditional values with expected employment opportunities? Aboriginal music, archival statistics, photos, drawings, paintings and illustrations support this look at conservation and stewardship.
Six 24-minute programs 2005 $129 each or Series $595 Grades 7 to 12 *Canadian Production