Culture 2024 Toronto IYCFF First Nation Charity Back to the Roots – Healing Indigenous Youth Through Ceremony, Leatherworking, & Woodworking Funded Amount: $30000 / Projects / IYCFF / Back to the Roots – Healing Indigenous Youth Through Ceremony, Leatherworking, & Woodworking Building and revitalize traditional crafts and skills of Leatherworking and Wood carving with the youth. Whilst learning these crafts, we will have a fire keeper present, and encourage youth to have an open dialogue with our workers who are skilled, & trauma informed. Creating a ‘safe-space’ and healing circle for the youth to open up about the challenges and struggles they are dealing with. We are aiming to create beautiful works of art and form deeper meaningful connections with our youth.