Participate in our Elder Connections series

This is an opportunity for youth to connect with Elders in their family by interviewing their family members and learning from them. We are providing the platform of this article series to demonstrate knowledge transmission from one generation to another.

Are you interested in writing an article for this series?

We are looking for Kitselas youth under 25 who would like to interview their elders and write about that experience in their own words. We will provide the cost of a one-time meal to facilitate the interview. We are looking for writing with a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1200 words for the article.

Suggested questions for your elders:

• How have you experienced material/processing change in harvesting traditional foods in your family?

• How have you experienced seasonal changes in the timing of harvesting?

• How have our cultural ways experienced change for the better/worse?

• What hopes do you have for your family or for Kitselas?

• Development on reserves: What amenities do you hope for on reserve?

• Knowledge transmission: What is the best way for younger generations to learn about Kitselsas Land Connections?

We recommend providing a sheet with these questions to each elder after the interview. If they forget to mention something and want to include it, they can write down their thoughts later.

Please contact Cedar Welsh, LR.Manager@kitselas.com, if you would like to participate!

The next issue of the magazine will be published in the winter.