Land and F d Sovereignty Stream 20 Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
In 2022, the Land and Food Sovereignty stream was identified as an Emerging Needs stream. These streams have a targeted focus and funding goal, based on the community needs identified by Creation’s Advisory Circle. The Land and Food Sovereignty Stream 2022 provided $275,000 in funding to 11 Indigenous youth-led projects. Creation received a total of 23 proposals from 7 provinces and territories for this stream, representing a funding need of over $579,000
Projects in this stream focused on providing youth with land-based learning opportunities, such as learning about traditional plants and medicines, harvesting foods and medicines, and hunting. Grantees shared that this focus on land-based learning also provided opportunities for traditional knowledge sharing, and fostered deeper connections to the land, to culture and to community. This increased sense of connection to community was especially important for grantees. Youth leaders reported that collaboration with other youth, community members, and community organizations was essential to helping them navigate challenges such as low participation, leadership changes, and logistics. Grantees saw success in providing youth with opportunities to connect with the land, which they described as contributing to greater youth engagement and an increased sense of youth empowerment in their communities. Overall, the Land and Food Sovereignty Stream 2022 supported youth leaders in delivering land-based programs that provided opportunities for knowledge sharing, thereby strengthening intergenerational relationships, enhancing youth capacity, and fostering stronger connections to community, to culture, and to the land.
The Land and Food Sovereignty grant provided the youth group with the support, motivation and capacity to discuss and engage in a hands on experience to increase their knowledge and skills in land and food sovereignty.
–Tanner Stanley, Youth Worker, Morningsky Health and Wellness Society, Frog Lake First Nations
Quantitative Results of Land and Food Sovereignty Stream 2022 Evaluation Reports
Regional representation of groups
Insights
• 11 groups received funding
• 54% of funded groups were in Western Canada
Don’t give up, even if only a few youth come out initially. It takes a while to build up a solid group that will come out to events and if you are able to only get a few, but provide an excellent experience, they are likely to get their friends to join and other youth will see the work. It takes some time, but it is worth the effort
–Advice from Land and Food Sovereignty 2022 grantee
% Stream Funding Amount by Budget Item Category*
*Percentages based on the 18 groups that completed their final reports. 3 groups did not complete this section.
Insights
• 30% of funding was used for Project Supplies
• 1/5 of all funding was used to provide Youth, Elders and Community Members with Honoraria
• 15% of funding went towards providing Salaries
Top 5 Activity Session Themes*
Insights
• 9/10 groups ran activities related to Traditional Plants and Medicines
• 14% of all sessions focused on Gardening
*Percentages based on the 18 groups that completed their final reports. 3 groups did not complete this section.