Traditional lessons changing lives – Tbnewswatch.com

Youth participate in Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program, Mino Bimaadiziwin, to learn life skills and traditional teachings.

THUNDER BAY – Most students leave a classroom with new knowledge or skills. But for Starr Moonias, at the end of the day, she takes with her so much more.

“I leave here with hope, courage, and strength,” 15-year-old Moonias said. “Every time I come here I feel like a whole new person.”

Moonias is one of 35 Indigenous youth participating in Mino Bimaadiziwin, Leading a Good Life, a week-long Aboriginal youth leadership program for grade 7 to 9 students attending Lakehead Public Schools.

The program began last Sunday and students stay at Lakehead University while attending classes and workshops on traditional teachings and life skills.