From across Canada, these amazing young artists and writers have explored everything from their own personal past to the stories of their ancestors and country. They are a testament to the great potential for creativity, engagement and respect in Indigenous communities across Canada.
Richmond, BC
Métis
Age 18
Toronto, ON
Age 14
Birch Island, ON
Whitefish River First Nation
Age 17
North Vancouver, BC
Squamish Nation
Age 17
Thunder Bay, ON
Lac Seul, First Nation
Age 29
Gitxsan Hazelton Secondary, New Hazelton, BC
Age 16
Burnaby, BC
Moricetown
Age 18
Brooks, AB
Deline, Northwest Territories
Age 17
Langley, BC
Eabametoong First Nation
Age 21
Victoria, BC
Kwakwaka'wakw
Age 17
Kamloops, BC
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, MB
Age 29
Peawanuck, ON
Peawanuck...Winusk First Nations
Age 13
Hartley Bay , BC
Hartley Bay
Age 17
Kelowna, BC
Oji-Cree and Pueblo
Age 21
Kelowna, BC
Metis
Age 16
Belleville, ON
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Age 25
Fort Nelson, BC
Age 27
Orleans, ON
Qalipu Mi'kmaq
Age 18
Notre-Dame-du-Nord, QC
Timiskaming First Nation
Age 25
Elginburg, ON
Anishinaabekwe
Age 8
Akulivik, QC
Inuit
Age 11
Saskatoon, SK
Age 27
Bassano, AB
Age 16
Natuashish, NL
Mushuau Innu
Age 14