Indigenous Mentorship
Step into the YWCA Indigenous Mentorship program, where Indigenous women and girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary folks find connection to Indigenous community and culture with the help and support of skilled Indigenous facilitators. The program is a journey of cultural immersion and collective empowerment within Indigenous community.
- Celebrate Indigenous culture in a nurturing environment.
- Explore vital topics like wellness, gender equity, and decolonization.
- Connect with one's Indigenous identity, ancestry and assertiveness.
- Find power in existing authentically and learn to bring that power with you wherever you go.
- Cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peers and mentors, building a supportive community for all participants.
Build a community of strong, meaningful relationships with your peers and Indigenous role models (volunteer mentors, facilitators and school workers)
Indigi-Circle
(ages 13 to 18)
The Indigi-Circle is a free afternoon talking circle at which Indigenous youth can enjoy a shared meal, participate in fun activities, engage in meaningful conversations, learn new skills, and connect with other Indigenous youth and adults.
- Weekly
- 12:30pm - 3:00pm
- At Vancouver participating schools
Mentor Circle
(ages 19+)
The Mentor Circle is a talking circle where Indigenous adults are invited to share their personal medicine, deepen cultural connection, and explore topics of identity, reciprocity, re-Indigenization, and solidarity with a community of peers. There is further opportunity to connect with youth in the Indigi-Circle as a volunteer mentor.
- Third Sunday of each month
- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Online via Zoom
Volunteer now to participate in the Mentor Circle!
Indigenous Mentorship Facilitator, Anna Soole, is Red River Métis and currently resides on unceded Coast Salish homelands. For the past two decades, Anna has worked locally and internationally as an educator, consultant, coach, artist and healer with experience facilitating fun, interactive, arts-based programs for Indigenous women and girls.
Indigenous Mentorship Program Coordinator, Kasey Sieben, is Peepeekisis Cree Nation and Métis and currently resides on unceded Coast Salish homelands. Kasey has 4+ years' experience facilitating workshops with a focus on mental health and has been co-facilitating the Indigenous Circle program with Anna since he started with the YWCA in March of 2023.
For accommodations and more information contact Kasey Sieben at ksieben@ywcavan.org
*The Indigenous Mentorship program is open to self-identified girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary youth. We warmly welcome members of the 2SLGBTQ+ and Disabled communities.