Archives: 2026

We were thrilled to be invited back to Madahoki Summer Camp for another beadwork-inspired dot art workshop after our first session was such a success!

Our beadwork-inspired dot art workshops have been proving very popular this year! After working with staff at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and students at Broadview Public School, our third workshop took us to Madahoki Summer Camp, where we had the opportunity to try something a little different.

This year, we celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day at Muskoka Heritage Place in Huntsville, Ontario. It was wonderful to be invited back to share Indigenous culture with students, families, and visitors from across the community. The event offered opportunities to learn from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit presenters, showing students that Indigenous cultures are diverse, vibrant, and very much alive today.

We were honoured to return to the Oshawa & Durham Region Métis Council's 17th Annual Métis Heritage Celebration on June 20, 2026. The event brought together Métis families, community members, and visitors for a full day of culture, learning, music, food, and celebration at the Ajax Community Centre.

We had a wonderful time visiting Greater Gatineau Elementary School to teach our Métis Music, History, and Culture workshop for students from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Y4Y Canada recently travelled to Mallorytown to facilitate a bannock-making workshop with students at Front of Yonge Elementary School. Throughout the day, we led four workshop sessions with approximately 27 students in each group, reaching students from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

We looked forward to taking part in the NAC Summer Indigenous Market this year. This opportunity allowed us to sell a variety of our homemade chocolates, fudge, brownies, bannock, jams, and prairie favourites.

There is something special about spending time with horses on the land. Recently, we had the opportunity to bring youth together for a land-based horsemanship workshop that combined Indigenous teachings, hands-on learning, and meaningful connections with animals.

We recently had the opportunity to visit Broadview Public School to facilitate a beadwork-inspired dot art workshop with a group of enthusiastic Grade 4 students.

From May 19-20, 2026, we were honoured to participate in Indigenous Awareness Week at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in Ottawa. We took part as both vendors and presenters, sharing information about Y4Y Canada and the projects we lead.