It is never too early to become a leader in emergency preparedness. With intense wildfires raging throughout Canada and in Saskatchewan in particular, fire safety and community preparedness are put in sharp focus. One important aspect that is often overlooked in emergency preparedness is youth action. Nathaniel Papequash, a youth leader from Key First Nation who is...
Becoming a Knowledge Keeper for community preparedness By Sheena Charles, Stanley Mission, SK Hello, I am Sheena Charles from Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan. I work as a Youth worker in my community. I have been at my job for 6 years now. We run the youth centre/bowling alley. We have been shut down since early November, so we...
The Preparing Our Home Gathering 2022 Preparing Our Home leaders are grateful to be gathering at Spirit Ridge Resort on the beautiful territory of the Osoyoos Indian Band. This is our six-year program reunion with youth, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and emergency management leaders joining us from across Turtle Island. In this gathering we will be sharing best practices...
Preparing Our Home for Climate Change Crises Submission to the National Adaptation Strategy Public Consultation Preparing our Home” is a community-based resilience planning program. The program empowers Indigenous youth as emergency preparedness leaders in their communities. Founded in 2014, this global and national award-winning program has brought together participants from over 70 communities and delivered in-person programs...
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women is currently drafting a new general recommendation on the rights of indigenous women and girls. The Committee’s general recommendations are tools used to interpret the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. In January 2022, Preparing Our Home convened a Circle of Matriarchs to provide...
Across Turtle Island, since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have had Traditional Knowledge to adapt to changing environmental conditions on the land. This synthesis report reveals that Indigenous communities in Canada are at the forefront of climate change adaptation and are faced with diverse social contexts and non-climatic factors that influence collective abilities to adapt. The evidence...
The sixth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) was held from 4 to 5 May 2021. The theme for the STI Forum 2021 is: “Science, technology and innovation for a sustainable and resilient COVID-19 recovery, and effective pathways of inclusive action towards the Sustainable Development Goals”. The...
Here is an incredible story of what is possible with a strong community vision. Truly beautiful: The Nawalakw Vision from Nawalakw on Vimeo....
It is such an honour for the Preparing Our Home program to be featured in this international guide of best practices on youth engagement for disaster risk reduction - check out page 46! "Children and youth under age 30 currently make up more than half the world’s population. They are the ones who will benefit most...
A presentation by Darlene Yellow Old Woman Munro, (Siksika), Amber MacLean-Hawes, BSc, and Lilia Yumagulova, PhD (Bashkir) on Indigenous child health in emergencies and disasters: Community perspectives. March 22-24, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta Learning objectives: Identify the unique social, emotional and physical needs of Indigenous children and youth in emergencies and disasters. Describe community-based strategies to...