By Bryan Eneas

Youth Media Art Project empowers younger generation

Jul 17, 2018 | 2:05 PM

The Indigenous Youth Media Project pressed pause in Prince Albert last year, but returned for its fourth event in 2018.

The project is the brainchild of Aleyna May Morin, who’s hosted the camp three times before.

“By offering the tools, we’re creating change within the community,” Morin said. “Not only is it free tools, but we’re teaching them how to respect the tools, how to respect each other, [and] how to give back and share their story.”

Between July 15 and 21 participants in the camp will create an indoor mural with the help of a local artist from Muskoday. While learning about painting, the youths will also learn how to use still and video cameras while producing their own video project. This year, Morin noted, the participants were jumping at the opportunity to create their own movie.

“They were ahead of the game, I think, because they knew each other and they were already writing,” Morin said. “They were ahead of me by like two steps.”

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Ten-year-old Kaydence Fiddler attended the media camp for the fourth time. She said being around her friends while learning about cameras is what kept her coming back, and she aspires to create her own movies professionally one day.

“I do it all the time with my cousin at home; we make fake movies just to entertain us,” Fiddler said. “It’s just fun watching the actors act and play it out.”

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