Girls Empowerment Circle

Auntie’s Place seeks to provide Afro-Indigenous, Black, and Indigenous youth a 6 week girls Empowerment Circle that works towards building a stronger connection to the land, identity, and community. Through workshops led by Elders and Knowledge Keepers the youth will learn about cultural teachings that uplift and empower young girls. At the end of the Empowerment Circle the youth will have an opportunity to travel to Six Nations and connect to the land and ceremony.

This project is important to the community because it allows Afro-Indigenous girls to be in a space that centers both their Black and Indigenous identities, while bringing Black and Indigenous youth together to build solidarity. There is a large population of Afro-Indigenous girls in the west end of Toronto, which is also heavily populated with Black and Indigenous youth. It is important to the group to provide space for these communities to build strong relationships ultimately creating increased acceptance of Afro-Indigenous youth and a better future for the youth and their community.