Mikwedan (REMEMBER)

The Project is called Remembering for the Future. It is a trapping and tanning experience for Indigenous youth. The Youth-led trapping and tanning course will span over one year with courses incorporated throughout the process. The end goal is for Indigenous youth to obtain wildlife survival skills, a certified trapping license, future trapline along with the knowledge of tanning fur hides and the process of selling them. The project will also include Land-based teachings that promote reconciliation and reconnecting to the land. Youth will lead the project from start to finish with collaboration with Traditional Elders when required. The workshop will provide youth participants with the tools and resources to successfully obtain and maintain their own trapline. They will also gain the essential skills to prepare fur-bearing animals for tanning. Having the youth directly involved in this hands-on experience while on the land will promote indigenous culture and way of life.