Run As One Youth Conference & Music Festival, Aug. 5-6 / Register by July 31 (Siksika Nation, AB)

Run As One Youth Conference & Music Festival, Aug. 5-6 / Register by July 31 (Siksika Nation, AB)

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« Siksika Health Services and Canada Bridges are pleased to present the upcoming Run as One 2014 Aboriginal Youth Conference! The Run As One youth conference is part of a weeklong celebration known as the Siksika Nation Youth Awareness Week. Open to youth from across Treaty 7!

This year’s conference themes are: Reaffirming Cultural Identity and Engaging Youth in the Current State of Affairs. Festivities will include cool workshops, fun activities, good food, great friends, sports tournaments, cultural events, and more. Guest speakers and facilitators include Savvy Simon, Earl Lambert, Justin ManyFingers & Waawaate Fobister, Mike Scott, and the Red Power Squad. And to wrap things up, the Run As One Music Festival will feature well-known headlining acts, and offer a venue for Treaty 7 youth to display their musical talents.

What? Run as One 2014 Aboriginal Youth Conference
When? August 5 & 6, 2014
Time: 8:30am-10:00pm each day
Where? Siksika Nation High School – Siksika, Alberta (located near the junction of Hwy-901 and Hwy-547, just West of the Deerfoot Sportsplex). Accommodation information can be found in the attached Registration Package.
Who? Aboriginal youth ages 15-30 from Treaty 7 Nations
Why? To reaffirm the cultural identity of today’s Aboriginal youth, and encourage them to become engaged in the current state of affairs

Please pass this information along to Aboriginal youth in your communities, and encourage them to participate! Interested youth are invited to fill out registration forms, and fax to Jennifer Kohlhammer at (403) 734-3916 or email to info@canadabridges.com, on or before Thursday, July 31st, 2014. »

Download the registration package from their website or connect with Run As One on Facebook

Posted with permission from Kristin Fedorak, Bridges Social Development

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