MAYOSKAYAK_Pathways May Newsletter

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OSKAYAK News

Page 2The Tepee is up!

Page 3The Plight o the Salmon

Pulling Together

Page 4Reel Youth

AYC Events

May 2010 Issue

Richmond Youth Service Agency, Pathways Aboriginal

Centre and Vancouver Coastal Health are thrilled to oer

a 12 month program or Aboriginal amilies living in

Richmond.

The Healthy Families, Healthy Children will run rom May

2010 through to March 2011 and will provide Aboriginal

amilies living in Richmond with opportunities to participate

in cultural activities that will work towards improvingand promoting health, cultural pride and knowledge o

local health and wellness resources and opportunities or

amilies to connect.

A ew o the activities that the Healthy Families, Healthy

Children program will cover are: traditional cedar bark

harvesting and weaving o the bark; a day o blueberry

picking ollowed by a day o canning and preserving;

a winter ice skating party; an Elder lead beach walk; a

recreational day o outdoor games and kite ying; and 2

inormation sessions with a nutritionist rom VancouverCoastal Health and bi-monthly potlucks.

The cost o the program is ree and has limited spaces so

register early or beore the deadline May 14th 2010. I you

are interested in registering or this program please contact

Rhiannon at 604-271-7600ext.150 or by email at

[email protected]

Check out www.rysa.bc.ca or a ull registration package

and calendar o events.

Follow us on Twitter @RichmondYouth

June 21st 2010 is National Aboriginal Day! Pathway

Aboriginal Centre and Richmond Youth Servic

Agency invite the public to join our team o voluntee

to help make the day as special as the previou

years.

I you are interested in helping out on Nation

Aboriginal Day, would like to have a vendors table

participate as an exhibitor please contact:

Rhiannon Bennett at 604-271-7600 or by ema

[email protected]

Pathways Aboriginal Centre - Richmond Youth Service Agenc

100-7900 Alderbridge Way

Richmond, BC V6X2A5

Phone: 604.271.7600

Hours o Operation:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:30am-4:30pm

Thursdays & Fridays 12pm - 7pm

Check out www.rysa.bc.ca or a special events and activitie


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On April 10th 2010 a group o 25 community members

and youth gathered at the Terra Nova Sharing Farm where

Tony Solomon rom Mukwa Teepees lead an interactive

workshop teaching the participants the traditional

protocol o raising and using a Teepee.

Once the Teepee was raised and the traditional protocol

were explained all o the participants entered the Teepee

in a clockwise manner. RYSA member, Jelica Shaw

recognized Marlene Hale with an oering o a silver and

abalone brooch that was locally carved at the Vancouver

Friendship Centre. We thank her or the generous

donation o the Teepee, or all o her time and teachings

that she shares with the youth and their amilies at

Pathways Aboriginal Centre.

The RALLY participants oered Tony a traditional shell

rattle rom the Queen Charlotte Islands or his time,

energy, and sharing o traditions around the Teepee.

Rally participants then moved to the garden where they

oered the soil a prayer and some medicines beore the

rst planting.

Feel ree to check out the Teepee anytime it is located

in the back o the Terra Nova Sharing arm.

I you would like to arrange to use the Teepee or a

workshop or or a get together please eel ree to contactJelica at 604-271-7600ext.102 or email at

[email protected]

A big thanks to Arzeena Hamir or her tireless advocacy and support with fnding a home or our Teepee a home!


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A group o paddlers are going to paddle rom

Hope to Victoria with a stop in Steveston May the6th (time TBA).

The goal o the journey is to raise awareness about

the plight o the Salmon. This touches everyone

rom First Nations, to sherman, to anyone who

believes in a sustainable salmon shery.

They group will be making a stop in Steveston May

6th and would love a greeting by our community.A group will be gathering at Pathways on May the

6th and makeing their way to Steveston. I you

would like to join the group please contact:

604-271-7600 ext.102 or [email protected]

For more inormation on the time and location,

theres a Facebook group started at:

http://www.acebook.com/home.php#!/event.php? eid=113091198714261&re=ts

This year Pathways Aboriginal Centre will

joining the PULLING IT TOGETHER CANOE JOURNsponsored by the Collingwood Canoe Group.

The canoe journey is one week long and consists

local Aboriginal groups and local R.C.M.P ofce

The goal o the journey is to strengthen ties an

relationships between both Aboriginal Youth an

the R.C.M.P Ofcers in our community.

Pathways is currently accepting donation o ten

sleeping bags and mattresses to ensure that oyouth have a warm, dry and antastic time on th

canoe journey.

I you have any extra camping gear in goo

condition please gives us a call at:

604-271-7600 ext102.

Pulling Together


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CHIMO Crisis Line: 604-279-7070 or www.chimocrisis.com

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868VACFASS-Vancouver Aboriginal Children and Family Services

Society: 604-872-6723

The Healthy Aboriginal, is a non-prot website promoting o

health, literacy and wellness: www.thehealthyaboriginal.net

Agencies & Organizations: Individuals:

Mukwa Teepee

Arzeena Hamir

REEL Youth

Marlene Hale

Kids Up Front

The OSKAYAK Youth

Advisory Council

May 1& 2

Open Doors Richmond

Come and meet Pathways sta and the OSKAYAK Youth

Council, try some resh bannock and make a medicine bag10-4pm

May 6,13,20 & 27

OSKAYAK Youth Council

Pathways 5-7pm

Aboriginal youth between the ages 11-24

May 6, 13, 20 & 27

Drop in

Pathways 2-4:30pm


May 7, 14, 21 &27

Movie Nights

Meet at Pathways 4:30-7pm


May 6

Support the Salmon Rally

Meeting at Pathways (time TBA)

For a detailed calendar o events please check out

www.rysa.bc.ca.

School District #38

Richmond

A big thanks to REEL YOUTH or coming out to Pathways tolead a claymation workshop. Participants worked with REELYOUTH to come up with a short lm on issues) important tothe participants. The group chose technological isolation,environmental destruction, and sae houses or youth as their

issues to make the shorts about.

To view the 3 shorts go to:

http://rysa.bc.ca/content/youthForum/videoGallery.php

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