Youth Programing, Ages 13-17
Kikosewin FRN
Youth 13-17: Programs & Events
*All programs & events are free*
Tuesdays
July 8 - August 19
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Kickstand (WEM)
Sacred Pathways (1pm - 3pm)
Sacred Pathways is meant to guide youth on a journey through traditional practices including craftwork, beading, medicine wheel teachings, sacred medicine knowledge, and ceremonial smudging.
This program creates safe spaces for youth to engage in land-based teachings and make friends while doing so!
Tuesdays
July 8th - August 19th
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Jasper Place Library-Program Room
Sacred Pathways (4pm-6pm)
Sacred Pathways is meant to guide youth on a journey through traditional practices including craftwork, beading, medicine wheel teachings, sacred medicine knowledge, and ceremonial smudging.
This program creates safe spaces for youth to engage in land-based teachings and make friends while doing so!
Wednesday, July 9th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow
Urban Farm
Did you know that Edmonton has an urban farm just a short walk away from Bent Arrow? Join us to check it out! Learn about all sorts of plants and garden creatures, and the beauty of community gardening!
Thursday, July 10th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Planting Wildflowers
Plant the seeds for a beautiful summer! Join us to learn some plant teachings, decorate your own flower pot, and plant some wildflower seeds to grow with you! Ground into your connection with Mother Earth and watch your flowers and your summer blossom beautifully!
Tuesday, July 15th
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Queen Elizabeth Park
Picnic at ÎNÎW Park
Get out and explore one of Edmonton’s most beautiful treasures, our river valley! Join our adventure to the ÎNÎW Indigenous Art Park! We will check out the featured art pieces by various Indigenous artists and take in the sunshine and marvelous greenery as we enjoy a picnic lunch! Who doesn’t love a nice summertime picnic? Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Thursday, July 24th
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Bent Arrow / Location TBD
July Medicine Picking
Join the Kikosewin youth team and the folks of Bent Arrow’s Practise as Ceremony (PAC) team out on the land! Learn some teachings about some traditional plant medicines used by Indigenous peoples in ceremony and get a chance to pick some of these medicines for yourself! Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Tuesday, July 29th
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow / Rundle Park
Canoeing
Join the Kikosewin youth team and our amazing partners at Spirit North! Spend the day in the sunshine on the water for our canoe adventure at Rundle Park. Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited
*Registration is required for this program
Wednesday, July 30th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Métis Finger Weaving
You’ve probably seen the famous Métis sash, but did you know folks would traditionally weave them with their fingers? This project is perfect for folks who like quick and easy crafting for all skill levels and abilities! Weave together learning a new skill, creating your own unique mini sashes, and making some new friends!
Wednesday, July 16th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Traditional Games
Do you ever find yourself feeling bored with nothing to do? Chase away your boredom with games that have been played and passed down through generations for centuries! Folks will spend the day learning to play traditional and Northern games using and building a variety of skills and have fun while doing it!
Thursday, July 17th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Medicine Bags
Want to learn a handy new skill and have sew much fun while doing it? Learn the basics of machine sewing, build confidence with this useful skill, and create a medicine bag to take home! Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Friday, August 1st
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Gym)
Archery
Join Kikosewin youth and our amazing partners at Spirit North! Try your hand at archery and make some new friends; It’s worth a shot! Equipment will be provided.
Wednesday, August 13th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Beaded Lanyards
Want to create something that is both beautiful and useful? Come out to make your own beaded lanyard! This project is perfect for folks who like quick and easy crafting for all skill levels and abilities! Hang with us and create a beautiful ORIENTEERING lanyard to hang whatever you like!
Tuesday, August 12th
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow / Rundle Park
Orienteering
Have you ever wondered how generations of Indigenous Peoples found the way around Turtle Island without Google Maps? Join Kikosewin youth and our amazing partners at Spirit North for a fun-filled adventure and learn some new skills along the way! We’d be lost without you! Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Thursday, August 14th
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Ribbon Skirt Bags
Ready to kick your sewing skills up a knotch? Join us, to review the basics of machine sewing, build confidence sewing larger projects, and create a ribbon skirt-style tote bag to take home! Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Wednesday, August 20th
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow / Location TBD
August Medicine Picking
Join the Kikosewin youth team and the folks of Bent Arrow’s Practise as Ceremony (PAC) team out on the land! Learn some teachings about some traditional plant medicines used by Indigenous peoples in ceremony and get a chance to pick some of these medicines for yourself! Lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited.
*Registration is required for this program
Wednesday, August 27th
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow (Room 1)
Métis Dot Art
Do you want to create beautifully painted masterpieces? Can you make dots? Then you have all you need to join us! Drawing inspiration from traditional Métis beading, this style of art using dots of paint to create works of art like you’ve never seen before! This project is perfect for folks who like quick and easy crafting for all skill levels and abilities!
Tuesday, August 26th
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Bent Arrow & Louise McKinney Park
Tawatinâ Bridge Adventure
Have you seen the LRT cross the river on the Tawatinâ Bridge? Have you seen what’s hidden on the walking path UNDER that bridge? Come with us on an adventure to check it out! We’ll take the LRT to the Muttart stop and walk the pedestrian path across the river, covered by a beautiful collection of around 550 art pieces by various Indigenous artists! We’ll also check out the nearby Community Medicine Wheel Garden before heading back to Bent Arrow!
Transit tickets will be provided.
Questions? Reach us at 780-481-3451 or kikosewin@bentarrow.ca
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