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Introduction...... 2 Aatse Davie School...... 5 Bella Bella Community School ...... 6 Bonaparte Indian Band ...... 7 Boothroyd Band...... 8 Boston Bar First Nation ...... 9 Cape Mudge Band...... 10 Chemainus First Nation ...... 11 Campbell River Indian Band ...... 12 Canim Lake Indian Band ...... 13 Cayoose Creek Band...... 14 Chief Atahm School...... 15 Doig River First Nation ...... 16 Ehattesaht Tribe ...... 17 Esketemc First Nation ……………………………………………………………………18 Esquimalt First Nation ...... 19 Fort Nelson First Nation ...... 20 Fraser Canyon Tribal Administration ...... 21 Gingolx Village Government...... 22 Gitksan Wet’suwet’en Education Society ...... 23 Gitlakdamix Village Government...... 24 Gitwangak Band Council...... 25 Gitwinksihlkw Village Government...... 26 Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw Family Services...... 27 Hagwilget Village Council ...... 28 Homalco Indian Band ...... 29 Huu-ay-aht First Nation ...... 30 Iskut Valley Health Services...... 31 Katzie First Nation...... 32 Kispiox Community School...... 33 Kitkatla Band Council...... 34 Kitlope Nu-Yum Rediscovery Society ...... 35 Klahoose First Nation ...... 36 Kwakiutl Band Council...... 37 Kwakitul District Council...... 38 Kwikwetlem First Nation...... 39 Kyah Wiget Education Society...... 40 Laxgalt’sap Village Government...... 41 Lillooet Tribal Council ...... 42 Lower Kootenay Band Education Society...... 43 Lower Similkameen Indian Band ...... 44 Metlakatla Band Council ...... 45 Mowachaht/Mulchalat First Nations...... 46 Muskoti Learning Centre ...... 47 Namgis Health Centre...... 48 Nuchatlaht Tribe ...... 49 Nus Wadeezulth Community School...... 50 Osoyoos Indian Band...... 51 Pacheedaht First Nation ...... 52 Penticton Indian Band...... 53 Prophet River Band...... 54 Qualicum First Nation...... 55 Saikuz First Nation ...... 56 Seabird Island Band ...... 57 Seton Lake Indian Band...... 58 Shxw’ō whámel First Nation ...... 59 Siska Indian Band ...... 60 Skeetchestn Indian Band...... 61 Skwah First Nation ...... 62 Skowkale First Nation...... 63 Songhees First Nation...... 64 Spuzzum First Nation ...... 65 St. Mary’s Band Administration...... 66 Sumas First Nation...... 67 Tl’azt’en Nation...... 68 Toquaht Nation ...... 69 Tsawataineuk First Nations...... 70 Tseycum First Nation...... 71 Ucluelet First Nation...... 72 Upper Similkameen Indian Band...... 73 Westbank First Nation ...... 74 Xit’olacw School ...... 75 Yekooche First Nation ...... 76
Appendix A………………………………..Summer Science and Technology Camp Chart
Appendix B…………………………………………………………...Table of Participants
Appendix C………………………Summer Science and Technology Camp Photo Gallery
1 Introduction
The 2001/2002 Summer and Science Technology Initiative provided many opportunities for more than nineteen First Nations children and youth to discover the wonders of science and technology through hands-on learning, experimenting and exploring locally designed and controlled programming.
The final report of the Summer and Technology Camp Initiative is a collection and condensed version of the final reports submitted from the seventy-one First Nations communities and organizations who were funded through this program in the 2001/2002 fiscal year. Each science camp was designed and operated by First Nations communities for First Nations children and youth, and as in previous years, participating communities chose a wide variety of innovative paths to arrive at achieving their program goals and objectives.
Programs promoted science and technology as a career choice for First Nations youth by supporting summer camps, which provided First Nations youth with first-hand experience in various science disciplines. The program objectives are: