Open AccessStrong Girls, Strong Women
Author(s) -
Rochelle Starr
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cultural and pedagogical inquiry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1916-3460
DOI - 10.18733/cpi29439
Subject(s) - indigenous , gender studies , identity (music) , geography , sociology , psychology , art , ecology , biology , aesthetics
Young Indigenous Women’s Circle of Leadership (YIWCL) is a Cree Immersion Program for young women between the ages of 10-16 and is housed within the Faculty of Education, at the University of Alberta. The intention of this program is to support the survival of Indigenous language, identity and traditional teachings by providing young women with access to language, traditions, ceremonies, and land.