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Seeking GTA Youth-Elders for Advisory Circle

Artistically Inclined Youth (16-24) Elders/Knowledge Keepers (50+)
Are invited to support and guide the development of:

•    Indigenous Youth Leadership Training manual

•    Guiding questions for the leadership training
•    Identify distinct customary laws to protect the transmission of    traditional knowledge

Call for Submissions
The Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts
andpva is seeking members for a
Youth & Elder Advisory Circle

in the Greater Toronto Area
Graciously funded by the Ontario Ministry of Culture

Artistically Inclined Youth (16-24) Elders (50+)
Are invited to support and guide the development of:

•    Indigenous Youth Leadership Training manual

•    Guiding questions for the leadership training
•    Identify distinct customary laws to protect the transmission of traditional knowledge

The
Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts
(andpva) is developing a Youth & Elder Advisory Circle to oversee
the development of a Creative Action Circles Facilitator Training kit
to engage communities with this unique Indigenous methodology designed
to strengthen cultural identity by validating oral teachings as data.
The Advisory Council will work closely with andpva staff to ensure the
Facilitator Training Kit uses accessible language and includes relevant
and appropriate activities and research about Aboriginal customary laws
commensurate with diverse cultural protocols throughout Ontario.



Please email by noon May 12th
with
your contact information and a support letter from a community member
or organization that acknowledges your work and/or interest in the arts

Youth & Elder Advisory Circle Members will meet a minimum of 4 times between May 2010-March 2011
Only those considered for Youth-Elders Advisory Circle will be contacted

For additional information or clarification call J’net Cavanagh,

andpva Partnership Facilitator
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 09:03 — ANDPVA
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