Funds for urban youth

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Two Saskatoon based initiatives will be receiving money from the federal government for programs aimed at urban Aboriginal youth.

The Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company will receive $50,000 in funding for its Youth Initiatives project, which gives young people living in the city a chance to get involved in creating and performing cultural and theatrical presentations. The program is designed, in part, to help participants strengthen their cultural identity, while giving them skills that will make them more employable.

The Saskatoon Environ-mentors Co-op Limited will also be receiving funding for its Urban Culture Celebration project. The project, designed to encourage participants to focus on the positive things about urban culture and on the positive changes they can make, both in their own lives and in their communities, will receive $31,715.

The money is coming from the Department of Canadian Heritage, through the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centres (UMAYC) initiative.