Past Program - Summer 2025
YOUTH CLIMATE CORPS BC - NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND
Kwakwaka'wakw Revitalization Project, North Vancouver Island
YCCBC is proud to partner with the Kwakwaka'wakw Revitalization Project, an Indigenous-led organization committed to enhancing food security and land rights for the Kwakwaka'wakw People. This collaboration aligns with the Youth Climate Corps BC' (YCCBC) mission to empower young people to create a sustainable future for their communities.
YCCBC primarily operates on ‘Namgis territory and also works across the broader Kwakwaka’wakw territories, including those of the Da’naxda’xw, Ma’amtagila, and ‘Namgis Nations.
2025 Projects
This season, three Indigenous youth have been hired to engage in a wide range of land-based and cultural projects, from food security and traditional ecological knowledge to environmental monitoring and ancient forest research. The program supports community resiliency and cultural resurgence while also offering valuable training and leadership development.
2024 Projects
2024 has been a busy year. Five young people from northern Vancouver island were hired to work on the project: A Resurgence of Culture and Land Reclamation. The season began with the team planting a fruit and vegetable garden that included apple, cherry, and pear trees, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, and onions.
The following week was centred around the Grassy Point Campground on 'Namgis territory. The team cleaned up garbage, constructed new outhouses, and graded the road.
In addition to these community projects the team participated in a cedar harvest, and the construction of an awak’was in Woss.
More projects are in the works.
A Look behind the scenes with the Kwakwaka'wakw Revitalization Project
Amber Alfred – Program Manager
Amber Alfred, known as Humdzi’di, is the Program Manager for the Kwakwaka'wakw Revitalization Project. For the last 2 years, Amber has worked as a climate change researcher and has taken youth out on the territory to see environmental changes and presenting them with ways to make sustainable modifications where we can.
Amber volunteers with the Awina’kola Foundation and is on the Ma’amtagila Society Committee. She is an active member of her community and Nations, voicing her concerns around natural resources, keeping her territory clean, and healthy, and taking stands for a more sustainable future for the next generation.
Within Youth Climate Corps, crew members are between 17-30 years old; they earn wages, gain work experience, build networks, and develop themselves personally and professionally. Meanwhile, they complete projects that both benefit their own communities and support global efforts to act on the climate crisis.
If you or your organization wants to learn more about how to team up with us and move forward on projects in your community, or if you are interested in funding one of our projects related to our different focus areas, we are here to support you.