PLAY Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGES

Message from a 2 PLAY Participant

Message from Right 2 To Play's CEO

ALL ABOUT PLAY

3-4 A Year of PLAY

5-6 PLAY's Reach

7-8 How PLAY works

PLAY IN ACTION

9-10 PLAY's Impact

11-13 Community Stories

Strategic Plan 14 Update THANK YOU

Funding & 15 Implementing Partners

1 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW MESSAGES

FROM A PLAY PARTICIPANT

My name is Melissa Greenbird and I am 23 years old. I come from the banks of the St. Claire River, also known as Bkejwanong Unceded Territory. I have been attending the Aamjiwnaang Right To Play program since May 2019.

The program is such a unique program for all youth who are looking to build everyday MELISSA life skills, and I am very grateful to be a part of it. As a youth who was new to the area and not knowing anyone, this program gave me an opportunity to make new friends and GREENBIRD develop a positive relationship with other youth within the community. PLAY PROGRAM

PARTICIPANT, As I continued my journey in the program, I was given opportunities to step out of my AAMJIWNAANG FIRST comfort zone, such as helping with events and workshops. When I first started the NATION, program, the first thing I noticed was that it was a safe and warm place to come to on a regular basis. This program makes me realize what I am capable of and it makes me a stronger kwe for it.

Miigwetch. FROM RIGHT TO PLAY'S CEO

Commitment and effort from Canadian institutions, government bodies and citizens to fulfill the 94 Calls to Action outlined in the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of , is integral to the well-being of Indigenous children and youth today. At Right To Play we are working to ensure more Indigenous children and youth KEVIN FREY have access to community-driven and locally relevant play-based programs. While CEO, RIGHT TO PLAY there is more work needed, we are very proud to share some PLAY program highlights INTERNATIONAL that celebrate the following:

The power of young people being leaders and change-makers. Over the year, young people led programs for their peers, planned 140 community events and advocated on issues important to them to Members of Parliament in Ottawa. The commitment of Community Mentors, Supervisors, Band Councils and Executive Directors who have provided over 7,000 children and youth access to safe and fun programs that help to develop their leadership, well-being, employability and educational skills. Support and guidance from Elders, family and community members that encourage children and youth to connect across generations and to explore their culture by attending events, volunteering and providing teachings. Ongoing engagement of donors and partners who enable community- driven programs to grow and innovate in new and exciting ways. To everyone who believes in the power that play has to support Indigenous children and youth to rise above adversity, we thank you. With your help, we will continue to work in partnership with First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities and organizations to amplify young people’s voices.

2 A YEAR OF PLAY Looking back at events & milestones fo

Sep Nov Jan

Programs launch Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Wuunumin Lake Volleyball Clinic in partner communities Guardian Arts clinic engaged 105 children & youth in through After School, Youth engaged 31 children and youth in an community games and an Leadership or Play For Anishnabek form of altruistic martial introduction to volleyball. Prevention program models. arts as well as workshops on graffiti art. PLAY West Remote Trainings of youth said they felt 13 CMs from British Columbia and Alberta 90% more confident after the clinic explored strategies for supporting positive behavior and adaptability in their Play for Prevention, After School, and Youth Leadership programs.

Oct Dec Feb

Fall Community Mentor Training Painted Turtle Arts Camp Winter Community Mentor in British Columbia Training in Toronto Training in Ontario brought together 28 newly hired & returning delivered in partnership with Big Little brought together 53 CMs from CMs from British Columbia and Alberta who Caravan of Joy brought together 9 youth across Ontario and Manitoba to explored ways to embed play-based learning from Duck Bay, Chippewas of the refresh their skills and work into the design of youth programs. Thames, Six Nations, Sioux Lookout and toward new learning goals. Beausoleil to learn to lead an 8-week arts & play-based camp in their communities. Skeetchstn Ultimate Fall Community Mentor Frisbee Clinic Training in Ontario Fishing Lake Métis Settlement engaged 56 children & youth participants. brought together 27 newly-hired & Hockey Clinic returning CMs from across Ontario and engaged 74 children & youth. Osoyoos Soccer Clinic Manitoba to build networks of support engaged 150 children & youth from & explore ways to design locally Thank you for coming to teach us how to skate, I’ve never really skated before and I 4 schools and wrapped up with a relevant programs guided by youth tournament and celebration. voice. really enjoyed learning how to skate. I was a little scared at first, but then I was brave and continued to try. Thank you for encouraging me to not give up just yet. -14-year old youth participant, hockey clinic

3 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW ALL ABOUT PLAY for the PLAY Program in 2018-19

Mar May Jul Mar Partnerships launched with Mushuau Innu & Youth Leadership Symposium in Summer programs launch Sheshatshiu Innu in Labrador Ontario across PLAY partner communities. Right To Play staff facilitated training on asset-mapping, brought together 85 youth from 47 Summer Community Mentor planning towards a goal and creating a safe space. 22 communities for a week of play-based Training in British Columbia people were certified in safeTALK suicide prevention. activities that promoted confidence and in partnership with Jays Care leadership. Basketball, Snowboarding & Lacrosse Clinics Foundation, brought together 14 CMs hosted in Tahltan, Lower Similkameen and Nusdeh Yoh Turn Up the Volume at Parliament Hill from British Columbia and Alberta for Aboriginal Choice School respectively, engaging 50 youth. baseball training and planning for 5 youth from 3 provinces practiced their summer programming. leadership, public speaking and advocacy skills PLAY West Remote Trainings by presenting to elected officials about issues 11 CMs explored strategies for experiential learning that are important to them and the changes and building sustainable programs. they hope to see in their communities.

Apr Jun Aug

Right To Play attended the United Summer Community Mentor Beausoleil & Biigtigong Nations Permanent Forum on Training in Ontario Nishnaabeg reBOOT Camps Indigenous Issues in partnership with Jays Care 15 youth participated in computer at the United Nations in New York. CM Foundation, brought together 17 CMs repair and employment skills training. Crystal from Whitefish River First Nation, from across Ontario and Manitoba for Read more on page 13! along with community members, Right To baseball training and planning for Play staff and Elder Gloria McGregor summer programming. participated in sessions about Indigenous peoples' collective rights to lands, territories and resources.

Youth Leadership Symposium of reBOOT participants in British Columbia 60% identify as female brought together 46 youth from across BC and AB for a week of leadership National Indigenous activities that focused on mental wellness Peoples Day events Digital Games Manual Launch and holistic health. Right To Play was honoured to 59 training and education videos that participate at events hosted in demonstrate games, activities and Aboriginal Coaching Module Vancouver & Surrey. program planning for CMs, children and 13 community members in Aundeck Omni youth to use in their programming. Kaning were certified in coaching youth to support Indigenous athletes in achieving long-term success in sport.

4 PLAY'S REACH

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH WERE 7127 REACHED through PLAY programs and events

of children & youth reached through 50% PLAY programs ARE GIRLS OR GENDER NON-BINARY

COMMUNITY MENTORS WERE 99 HIRED & TRAINED

COMMUNITIES & youth reached through URBAN = PLAY programs and events 94 ORGANIZATIONS in each province partnered with Right Community Mentors hired To Play = and trained in each province

BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA Beecher Bay First Nation Alexander First Nation Esk'etemc First Nation Athabasca Delta Community School Gitanyow Human Services Chiniki First Nation Gitanmaax Band Dene Tha' (Meander River) First Nation Gitlaxt'aamiks Village Government Driftpile Nation Gitsegukla First Nation Fishing Lake Métis Settlement Hiit'aGan.iina Kuuyas Naay Sagitawa Friendship Society Hiiye'yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society Lower Similkameen Indian Band Nusdeh Yoh Aboriginal Choice School Osoyoos Indian Band Saik'uz First Nation Saulteau Skeetchestn Indian Band Squamish Nation Sto:lo Service Agency Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation Surrey School District (Beaver Creek) Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Tahltan Band Council Urban Native Youth Association West Moberly First Nations Williams Lake Indian Band 5 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW ALL ABOUT PLAY

MANITOBA Brandon Friendship Centre Inc. LABRADOR Dauphin Friendship Centre Mushuau Innu First Nation Duck Bay Community Council 346 5 Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Roseau River First Nation St. Theresa Point First Nation

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ONTARIO Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Regina Bay Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishnabek (Grassy Narrows) Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Attawapiskat First Nation Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Batchewana First Nation Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre Temiskaming Native Women's North Caribou Lake First Nation Support Group Big Grassy River First Nation Northern Nishnawbe Education Council Toronto Concrete Warriors Northwest Angle #33 Waabshki Penasi School Obashkaandagaang (Washagamis Bay) Wabauskang First Nation Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining (Dalles) Wabaseemoong (White Dog) Constance Lake First Nation Ojibways of Onigaming Delaware Nation Oneida Nation of the Thames Walpole Island First Nation Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre Pic Mobert First Nation Fort William First Nation Hamilton Regional Indian Centre Whitefish River First Nation Henvey Inlet First Nation Wunnumin Lake First Nation Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Saugeen First Nation Matawa Learning Centre Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Sheshegwaning First Nation Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) Shoal Lake #40 Six Nations of the Grand River 6 HOW PLAY WORKS

Right To Play staff Community Mentors PLAY community provide training, deliver safe and partners hire a resources and inclusive youth local Community coaching support to programs & events Mentor Community Mentors

"THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS HOW MUCH MORE I BELIEVE IN MYSELF. I THOUGHT THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO MUCH BUT NOW I JUST WANT A BETTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. JUST BECAUSE I AM LITTLE, DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T DO BIG THINGS. I HAVE DREAMS I PLAN TO GET."

- 11-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

7 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW ALL ABOUT PLAY

So that young leaders can ...

Build KNOWLEDGE about: Build SKILLS such as: Make CONNECTIONS with:

Mental health & well-being Communication & self-expression Peers Physical health & nutrition Teamwork & cooperation Elders Leadership Empathy Their Community Mentor Culture & identity Decision-making & problem solving Service providers Community support Critical thinking and other community networks Coping & self-management members Goal setting

Children & youth feel empowered to share their voices & develop:

A HEALTHY & HEALTHY & SUPPORTIVE A MOTIVATION FOR LEADERSHIP & ACTIVE LIFESTYLE RELATIONSHIPS LIFE-LONG LEARNING LIFE SKILLS

Read on to find out more about the programming and impact this year in each of our four outcome areas!

8 PLAY'S IMPACT HEALTHY & ACTIVE LIVING

of children and youth "WHEN I SELECT FOODS I 83% try to be physically active TRY TO PICK FRUIT." outside the program - 15-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

"[I’M] MORE CONNECTED TO of children and youth can name at least 1 BEING ACTIVE AND HEALTHIER." 90% healthy coping strategy - 12-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

coaches were children & youth Sport for trained in delivering 617 participated in 14 Development clinics 29 sports programming, including Community Mentors, community AB 142 youth 3 clinics 4 coaches trained members & youth

BC 302 youth 7 clinics 8 coaches trained

ON 173 youth 4 clinics 17 coaches trained

"I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF, I HAVE RESPECT FOR EVERYONE AND I KNOW HOW TO COPE WITH BEING SAD." - 13-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS 182 13 AB 3449 282 AB 49 BC 1192 BC Intergenerational community E v e n t s (IGEs) were 10 MB members 182 MB planned and led by participated in Community Mentors 110 ON IGEs 1793 ON

of children and youth report that there is at least one "I LOOK TO TAKE CARE OF 85% adult outside their family they OTHERS IN MY COMMUNITY." can go to when they need help - 14-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

"[I’M] MORE OUTGOING; HAVE of children and youth MORE PEOPLE TO TALK 81% feel like they have a community they TO, RESPECT TOWARDS MYSELF." belong to - 16-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

9 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW PLAY IN ACTION

LIFE-LONG LEARNING

of children and youth "I LEARNED HOW TO 77% try to include all members FOCUS BETTER." of the group when making - 7-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT group decisions

"[I’M] EXCITED ABOUT SCHOOL." of children and youth are willing to try new - 8-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT 88% things

"I'VE LEARNED TO BE MORE BRAVE, I'VE ALSO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT IN SPEAKING WITH MY TEACHERS AND STAFF." - 7-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT LEADERSHIP & LIFE-SKILLS

10 AB 140 AB 140 36 BC 2039 408 BC Youth Led Events community 61 MB (YLEs) were 5 MB members participated in planned and led by 89 ON 1430 ON PLAY participants YLEs

"[THE PROGRAM] PREPARED ME of children and youth FOR SUMMER JOBS AS DAY CAMP 75% used the skills they learned at PLAY outside ASSISTANT AND COORDINATOR." the program - 17-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT

of Community Mentors "[I’M] NOT SCARED TO 79% report that youth take on VOLUNTEER TO HELP." MmBore leadership roles in the - 15-YEAR-OLD PARTICIPANT AB 2.p2%rogram since joining PLAY 11.1% 2 MB 90 9 AB youth were hired by communities to support their 28 BC local CM to BC deliver PLA22Y.2% programs this 60 ON summer

ON 64.4% 10 COMMUNITY STORIES YOUNG LEADER LEARNS AND GROWS IN YOUTH MENTOR ROLE ON

17-year old Raven* is from a First Nation in southern Ontario. “I’ve lived here all my life. I love being outside. I also really like playing rugby, riding my dirt bike and spending time with my nieces, nephews and cousins,” says Raven.

Since the community launched their Right To Play program in September 2018, Raven has played a significant role in creating consistent programming for children and youth by taking on the position of Youth Mentor of their youth group. As Youth Mentor, Raven is responsible for shadowing Community Mentor Amy, helping with youth engagement, role modeling good behaviour, planning activities and leading some programming.

"It’s amazing. I’ve worked in a lot of camps and I think the PLAY group is one of my favourites,” Raven explains. “When we’re outside, everyone is playing together and no one is left out. It’s one of my favourite things I’ve noticed. A lot of times kids get really nervous, and they get overwhelmed, and over stimulated. I love that when kids are there, even if they do feel that way Above and below: Raven at the Right To Play Youth Leadership they know that they have a safe member of the team to go to.” Symposium in spring 2019.

Patience and flexible communication skills were among the most valuable skills Raven identified learning as a Youth Mentor that would help her in her future. “Definitely patience. I think that is one of the hardest things I had to learn. Another [skill] is being able to communicate with [kids] because they don’t necessarily understand a whole lot yet. So I changed the way I communicate with kids."

Raven has always been interested in working with children and the role of Youth Mentor has helped focus her interest. “It’s really helped [me] figure out the type of work that I want to be doing with kids. Right now I’m leaning more toward counselling,” Raven explains. “A lot of kids will act in anger instead of communicating. I’ve seen that a lot this year. Instead of saying ‘hey can you help me’ or ‘I don’t understand’, they just get angry and quit. I think that helping someone through that is really important." *Name has been changed.

11 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW PLAY IN ACTION FROM QUIET STUDENT TO STUDENT LEADER BC

A few years ago, Crystal* was a quiet high school student who rarely spoke up in class or contributed to group projects. “I usually wouldn’t participate in our class discussions,” she says.

But in 2015, Crystal started attending the PLAY program in her home community in British Columbia, and has seen big changes in her confidence, public speaking and leadership skills ever since.

Community Mentor Karina leads 20+ hours per week of the PLAY Youth Leadership Program (YLP) in Crystal's community, reaching an average of 33 youth per month. Karina offers sports, youth-led event planning, arts and crafts, workshops with Elders and other life-skills programming, encouraging youth to take charge of what the program looks like. “Usually we have a meeting from the beginning of the week to plan it out,” Crystal says. “[We plan] Above: Crystal presenting a poster about her community at a Right group activities at the gymnasium or cooking nights at the To Play youth-led event at Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario. kitchen.” Below: Crystal (front row, third from left) with some of the youth, staff and chaperones on the trip to Ottawa. “It actually helps me grow as a person because it helped me build my leadership skills and build my confidence up,” Crystal continues. Having also been one of 5 PLAY program participants to meet with Members of Parliament on the Right To Play ‘Turn Up the Volume’ trip to Ottawa this spring, Crystal has had plenty of opportunities to build her confidence.

With her self-esteem stronger than ever, Crystal has seen the ripple effects of this throughout her life – including at school. “I actually see improvements when I return to school...I would actually be able to speak out in class and participate in the class discussions,” she describes. “I can definitely do presentations in class or little speeches.”

This summer Crystal gave the English welcome speech at her high school graduation ceremony, something she couldn’t even imagine doing a year ago. “I couldn’t even speak in class before all of this,” she says. “I didn’t freeze or anything like I thought I would. My voice was shaky, but I did it!”

Now, Crystal is looking ahead to studying psychology at university. “[My experience] definitely improved my public speaking skills and planning skills. I’m hoping that will make me a great leader one day.” *Name has been changed.

12 HOLISTIC HEALTH & TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AB

In Northern Alberta, 12-year-old April has the opportunity to explore holistic health at the PLAY program. Since joining the program, led by Community Mentor Kathleen, April feels less nervous talking to people, and shares that through PLAY, youth in her community “have a safe place to go and are able to talk about the things that are happening in their lives.”

To April, mental health “means being social and trying things that I haven’t done before,” while physical health means “eating healthy to take care of my body” – all of which she had a chance to practice at the program’s annual youth leadership retreat this summer. “[It’s] a fun way to celebrate the year and all of the youth who have been coming out,” April describes the retreat.

At the retreat, youth explored how to be physically and mentally healthy, as part of a larger theme of holistic health that Kathleen encourages in the youth at the PLAY program.

One of April’s favorite memories from the retreat, where youth spent 3 days at a traditional family camp, was learning from Billy, an Elder in her community. “He knows a lot about nature, the bush and the land,” April describes. They went cranberry picking, and learned from Billy about “some of the things in the wood you can use for medicines,” April adds.

April wants to learn more about traditional medicines so that she can “help others that are sick.” She also “hopes to help plan the trip next year to allow other youth to have these opportunities.” *Name has been changed. REBOOT & RIGHT TO PLAY ON

This summer Right to PLAY launched a pilot summer program with reBOOT Canada to bring computer repair and employment skills training to youth in 2 PLAY partner communities. reBOOT Canada works to connect people to technology by providing training and access to refurbished computers and subsidized technology and software. The Computer Boot Camp invited youth to participate in guided activities designed to enhance knowledge of desktop computer and laptop anatomy, computer literacy, as well as technical repair skills through structured games, simulations, demos and hands on experience.

Some favourite moments At a glance: for participants included: 2 communities ran a 1-2 day reBOOT computer boot camp “Building and re-building the in July and August. computers." 15 youth participated in reBOOT computer camps, 60% of whom are female. 80% of participants shared “Hands-on learning.” that they learned about Participants work on a computer at one of the reBOOT different parts of a computer. computer repair & skills training camps.

13 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW PLAY IN ACTION STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE

Over the last year, Right To Play has been working in partnership with youth and communities towards achieving the goals set out in our 3-year strategic plan, which aims to improve our approaches in Youth Voice, Trauma-Informed Practice and Community Ownership & Sustainability, so that we can continue to create safe and engaging opportunities for youth to thrive.

Here is some of what we have achieved in the last year implementing our strategic plan… TRAUMA-INFORMED COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP YOUTH VOICE PRACTICE (TIP) & SUSTAINABILITY

V i s i o n : Enhance opportunities for V i s i o n : Improve organizational skills, V i s i o n : Refine the ways we support youth to drive program decisions, knowledge and expertise in the area of communities in building sustainable assess program outcomes and take trauma-informed approaches to child programs, ensuring that our approach is on enhanced leadership roles. and youth well-being to better support intentional and responsive to the needs PLAY communities and participants. of individual community partners.

6 8 youth participated in a Needs 7 trauma-informed mental wellness 7 CMs participated in specialized Assessment at Youth Leadership training sessions were led at CM trainings focused on building local Symposiums in Ontario and British trainings, and both Youth Symposium ownership and sustaining the PLAY Columbia, sharing how they would events offered wellness and self-care program beyond the Right To Play like to be engaged within Right To activities for youth using a trauma- partnership. Play programs. informed lens. 6 CMs facilitated training workshops to 2 9 Canada Programs staff 2 9 Canada Programs staff 60+ of their peers, working towards their participated in an Anti-Racism, participated in 3 trauma-informed self-identified goals to train and coach Anti-Oppression (ARAO) training. practice workshops focused on adults. 81% of staff surveyed expressed practical applications of TIP, the gains in practical ARAO-supportive impacts of different types of play on 1 Junior Community Mentor role was language and tools for action. the self and how this affects trauma. developed and filled to support an existing Community Mentor, thereby building Resources developed: community capacity to expand youth Trauma-Informed Practice foundational knowledge and facilitation programming for children & youth. tips for PLAY community partners Staff Wellness Policy for Canada Programs Staff Youth In Action resource to help CMs elevate youth voice and build youth leadership skills through their programs and events

2020 will see a number of other developments… Plan events and training opportunities to engage youth, based on their input from Needs Assessments. More opportunities for Junior Community Mentors in partner communities. Audit of 5 internal Right To Play policies with a trauma-informed practice lens. Design youth-focused trauma-informed workshops to pilot at the 2020 Youth Leadership Symposiums. Pilot a Sustainability Toolkit with tools to support conversations and longer-term planning, for CMs to build local ownership of programming within their communities. 14 THANK YOU to our dedicated partners... THANK YOU

FUNDING PARTNERS BC Ministry of Education Masterbuilt Hotels BC Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services Microsoft Canada Bill Volk Celebration Golf Classic MLSE Foundation Brad Duguid National Bank of Canada The CIBC Children's Foundation Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Affairs Eric Tripp & Maria Smith Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Goldcorp Inc. Patricia Gouinlock Goodlife Fitness PepsiCo Canada Foundation The Government of Canada Peter Gilgan Foundation Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Public Health Agency of Canada The Harold E. Ballard Foundation RBC Foundation Indigenous Services Canada Riverside Natural Foods Ivari Rogers Communications Canada Inc. Jays Care Foundation SC Johnson Jane & Donald Wright Fund at Toronto Foundation Shell Canada KPMG Foundation The Slaight Family Foundation The Lawrence and Judith Tanenbaum Foundation Suncor Energy Foundation LesLois Shaw Foundation Sun Life Financial Little Ice Tribe Thomas Sill Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS Andrea Warnick Consulting ELDERS & KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS Bereaved Families of Ontario Bear Standing Tall, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Ontario The Big Little Caravan of Joy Debra Trask, West Moberly, British Columbia Callum Pinkney Photography Dennis Joseph, Squamish Nation, British Columbia Canadian Lacrosse Association Ernie Sandy, Rama First Nation, Ontario Canucks Autism Network Gerald Robinson, Gitlaxt’aamiks, British Columbia Cody McCormick Gerry Martin, , Ontario CTMS Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Gloria McGregor, Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario Nancy James, Cowichan Nation, British Columbia James McDonald Photography Lifeguard Outreach Society PLAY ADVISORY CIRCLE Lizanne Murphy Alabama Bressette Jody Alexander My Turtleneck Design April John Joyce Peters Nexus of Guardian Art Candice Assiniwe Kaitlin Ritchie Chelsea Perreault Kara Tremblay The Psychology Foundation of Canada Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux Laura Arndt Sara Cornthwaite Damon Johnston Leonard Genereux Toronto District School Board Dmitri Ashawasegai Mitch Baird University of Ottawa, Faculty of Human Kinetics Gloria McGregor Nora Boyer Wasaya Airways Ontario Minor Hockey Association 2018-19 YEAR IN REVIEW 15