Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Northern Climate Leadership Education Project (NCLEP)
Agreement Number:
KME-2425-0011
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
The Northern Climate Leadership Education Project led by Wilfrid Laurier University and in collaboration with Northwest Territories communities and schools, will engage youth in a one year pilot project in Range Lake North School in Yellowknife, ?ehtseo Ahya School in Delın̨ę, and Kakisa Lake School in Kakisa. The project aims to empower youth and foster a holistic understanding of the climate crisis through culturally appropriate, two-eyed teachings from Indigenous Elders and science, enabling diverse perspectives and knowledge systems in the Northwest Territories. This project will ensure a generation of informed and proactive environmental stewards who can actively contribute to the well-being of their communities and the North as a whole.
Organization:
Polar Knowledge Canada
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3C5
Reference Number:
171-2024-2025-Q1-P0015
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Program:
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Program Purpose:
To foster and encourage activities and events that promote greater awareness of, and increase knowledge about, polar regions. Attract, inform and inspire new generations to carry on Canada's increasing activities in polar affairs.