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National Indigenous Languages Day: Free Anishinaabemowen and Plains Cree resource

March 30, 2021
Type: News

March 31, National Indigenous Languages Day, is a time to celebrate and recognize enduring Indigenous languages. Project Learning Tree Canada’s (PLT Canada) A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals has been translated into Anishinaabemowen, and the Plains Cree translation is coming out soon. “It’s important to offer resources in diverse languages, including Indigenous languages. The more that young people see themselves reflected and represented, the more we can engage with and inspire them to pursue green…

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PLT Canada green leader organizes virtual family ice fishing derby

March 17, 2021
Type: News

Blaze Head, a high school student and member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), organized a virtual family ice fishing derby on Saskatchewan River from Umpherville to BigEddy. OCN Community members can fish on their own time between March 15–21 and send in a recorded video for the chance to win over $3,000 in prizes in categories like biggest fish, ugliest fish and keeping the tradition alive (teaching your child how to fillet a fish)! And there’s already an early…

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What’s old is new again: Green leader engages community by upcycling fabric into blankets

June 18, 2021
Type: News

Skylar Veuillot noticed that the natural spaces around her community were slowly being covered with garbage. Discarded fabric near the dump caught her eye. The member of the Northlands Denesuline First Nation knew that the people in her community were creative and had seen a lot of creative projects being done during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, Veuillot decided to organize an online blanket crafting event that would upcycle old fabric and engage her community as part of Project Learning Tree…

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Our Summer Filming B.C.’s Forest Sector: A PLT Canada Green Jobs Spotlight

December 12, 2019
Type: Green Job spotlight

By Edward Lau and Duncan MacRae, PLT Canada Green Jobs Youth We knew we would be wowed by the natural beauty of our province when we got hired by the B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) last summer. Our job was to produce videos for the forest sector but our actual experience once we got out there put all our expectations to shame. We were blown away by the beauty of our forests and how vibrant and diverse the sector…

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Supporting Youth Living with Disability in the Green Jobs Sector

February 11, 2021
Type: Page

March 11, 2021, 1:00 pm — 3:30 pm EST Register now How accessible is your workplace? How can you better support employees living with visible and non-visible disabilities? How can you become a self-advocate and land a Green Job? This workshop will focus on accessibility in the forest sector. Content and Virtual Experience Youth & Employers Youth will learn how to become a self-advocate and pitch themselves to land a Green Job. We will also discuss available opportunities in the…

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