What Is It?
Money Stories is a customized money management training program for Indigenous youth. The program combines Indigenous Elders speaking about their experiences with money with facilitator-led activities about money that are relevant to youth. In the words of Grandfather Vern Dano of the Strong Running Horse Lynx Clan,
In these modern times with current infrastructures, Indigenous populations are now adapting too. It is truly similar to older systems where there were always currencies among Indigenous populations. Infrastructures are crucial and important to build healthy relationships with ourselves, internally and externally. Our stories are currencies where we share learned information and pass it to future generations. Connections to the younger Indigenous populations are vital to connect land stewardship and responsibility to our homes and shelters we live in just like in the past. Our youth are our future so we must invest in their futures too! Miigwetch
Money Stories is delivered in eight chapters. Topics covered include:
- Money Choices
- Asset Building
- Community Economic Development
- Goal Setting and Problem Solving
- Gathering Information
- Budgeting
- Banking
- Credit
Participants get a certificate by completing the full series of workshops.
How Do I Register?
Call Michael at 204-594-1159 or email moneystories@seedwinnipeg.ca to register for Money Stories.
How Do I Request Money Stories For My Group?
If you are a youth-serving organization that would like to offer Money Stories, please call Owen at 431-222-3040 or email owen@seedwinnipeg.ca for more information. Money Stories can be delivered as individual workshops or as a series. A minimum of seven participants are required to request a workshop or series.
Everleigh
Everleigh’s journey with SEED began when she discovered a summer job opportunity as a Junior Facilitator for the Money Stories program.