High School trades program builds Safe Home on the Nation
High School students attending the Canoe Lake Miksiw School (CLMS) have completed the building of a: bungalow style, 1600 sq. ft., 4-bedroom high-performance home as part of the Oskayak Pasikonatanik Project on the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation (CLCFN).
The Oskāyak Pasikonatanik (building our nation) Project is a non-profit corporation that targets First Nation youth pursuing careers into the trades.
In January of 2019, educational and political leaders from the CLCFN, located in Treaty 10 territory, expressed profound interest in developing and implementing a high school trades program that would provide youth with project-based learning practices in the nation.
The vision included two fundamental goals for the youth: (1) create realistic pathways towards Journeyman/Red Seal Certification; and (2) improve the First Nations housing conditions on-reserve.