M'Wikwedong Wasa-Nabin Program

M'Wikwedong Wasa-Nabin Program Wasa-Nabin is a self-development program for urban Indigenous at-risk youth (ages 13-18.

Youth will learn goal setting, leadership skills development, and how to make healthy choices, ultimately leading to healthier lifestyles and personal success. “Wasa-Nabin” is an Ojibway word meaning “to look forward”

Wasa-Nabin is a self-development program for urban Indigenous at-risk youth (ages 13-18. By accessing the services and supports offered by the Wasa-Nabin program, youth will learn g

oal setting, leadership skills development, and how to make healthy choices, ultimately leading to healthier lifestyles and personal success. Activities are culturally appropriate, and directed to improve interpersonal skills, knowledge, attitudes, and enhance values, to promote personal well-being. Services and support is offered in the following categories; Social Support, Youth in Care, Healthy Eating and Physical Development, Education, Justice, and Preventing Violence. Eligible youth receive one-to-one support and services, as well as the opportunity to be involved in group activities.

FYI Youth
09/07/2024

FYI Youth

look what we done so far. you should be proud WN youth 2024
08/28/2024

look what we done so far. you should be proud WN youth 2024

next week workshops
08/09/2024

next week workshops

08/08/2024

The summer has been busy but we are not done yet keep an eye out for the next workshops

Just a reminder of the work shops today and tomorrow
08/07/2024

Just a reminder of the work shops today and tomorrow

The following 2 summer events are postponed until further notice
07/22/2024

The following 2 summer events are postponed until further notice

something I did with the youth tonight
06/27/2024

something I did with the youth tonight

Graham Greene is Oneida of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and grew up in Hamilton, ON. Early in his life, Greene worked h...
06/25/2024

Graham Greene is Oneida of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and grew up in Hamilton, ON. Early in his life, Greene worked his way through a series of manual jobs, including as an audio technician for rock bands. He became involved with theatre in the late 1970s in England and Canada.

Television and Film
Graham Greene’s television debut was in The Great Detective in 1979. He followed his television debut with a movie debut in 1983 with Donald Shebib’s Running Brave. He continued with small parts in independent Canadian and American films. He rose to global fame with his Academy Award-nominated performance as Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves. This movie is one of the most popular and acclaimed films of 1990.

Throughout his career, Green has regularly played diverse and interesting roles. He played a New York cop in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the beleaguered family man in Bad Money (1999) and the philosophical groundskeeper in Léa Pool’s Lost and Delirious (2000). He played comedic roles, such as his roles in The Red Green Show and Dudley the Dragon. His portrayal of Mr. Crabby Tree in Dudley the Dragon won him the 1994 Gemini Award for best performance in a children's program. That year, he was also nominated for a Gemini Award for his appearance in North of 60. In 1997, he was yet again nominated for his featured supporting role in The Outer Limits..

Greene appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows since 1979. Some of his other major credits include: The Last of His Tribe (1992), Thunderheart (1992), Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994), Maverick (1994), The Education of Little Tree (1997), Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (host, 1997-2001), The Green Mile (1998), Grey Owl (1999), Wolf Lake (2001), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).

Graham Greene also portrays the famous Lakota leader Sitting Bull in a Heritage Minute.

Theatre
Graham Greene also has a successful career in theatrical acting. He received the Dora Mavor Moore Award for his part in Tomson Highway’s Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. He appeared on the Stratford Festival stage in 2007 in Of Mice and Men. That same year, he played the central role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.

Honours and Awards:
Gemini Award (Best Performance in a Children’s Program), Academy of Canadian Film and Television (1994)
Grammy Award (Best Spoken Word Album for Children), Recording Academy (1999)
Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement, Academy of Canadian Film and Television (2004)
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Wilfred Laurier University (2008)
Member, Order of Canada (2015)
Canada’s Walk of Fame (2021)

“Ryan McMahon“Ryan McMahon is a comedian, writer, media maker & community activator based out of Treaty #1 territory (W...
06/23/2024

“Ryan McMahon
“Ryan McMahon is a comedian, writer, media maker & community activator based out of Treaty #1 territory (Winnipeg, MB). Armed with a degree in Theatre & as a graduate of the prestigious Second City Conservatory (Toronto), Ryan’s comedic storytelling style is fast-paced, loose & irreverent as he explores the good, the bad & the ugly between Indian Country & the mainstream.”

Murray Sinclair served as Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba and as Chief Commissioner of the Truth ...
06/22/2024

Murray Sinclair served as Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba and as Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As head of the TRC, he participated in hundreds of hearings across Canada, culminating in the issuance of the TRC’s report, and associated 94 calls-to-action, in 2015. He was the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitoba and the second Indigenous judge in Canada. He was appointed Senator by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016. Senator Murray Sinclair has received two Indspire Awards, is the sole double laureate, and in 2017, he was honoured with Indspire’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Harold Cardinal (Cree): He rose to national prominence with the publication of The Unjust Society, in answer to then pri...
06/21/2024

Harold Cardinal (Cree): He rose to national prominence with the publication of The Unjust Society, in answer to then prime minister Pierre Trudeau's proclamation that Canada was a “just society.” He was the main author of the Red Paper – another satirical response to the government’s White Paper policy on the First Peoples.

15. Pitseolak Ashoona (~1904 - 1983)Pitseolak Ashoona, O.C., created between 7,000 and 8,000 prints and gained national ...
06/20/2024

15. Pitseolak Ashoona (~1904 - 1983)
Pitseolak Ashoona, O.C., created between 7,000 and 8,000 prints and gained national and international respect for her work. An exhibition of her work was shown in three venues in Canada and, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, was shown in five venues in the United States. Pitseolak Ashoona was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1974, and in 1977 she received the Order of Canada for her contribution to Canadian visual arts and heritage.

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Owen Sound, ON
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