Events
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Charity Bentwood Boxes Annual Event
Art With Purpose.Stories with Power. On December 6, 2025, Lattimer Gallery will Host the Annual Charity Bentwood Boxes event at the Museum of Vancouver—an extraordinary evening where Indigenous artists, donors, and community partners come together to uplift the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) and the 24,000 Indigenous youth we connect with across Metro Vancouver each…
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Youth Art with Purpose
Stories with Power Each year, UNYA celebrates the creativity and resilience of Indigenous youth by selecting one emerging artist from our Overly Creative Minds (OCM) Program to design and create a handcrafted Youth Bentwood Box. This extraordinary art piece becomes the heart of this annual fundraising campaign—raising vital support for programs that uplift Indigenous youth…
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UNYA’s Holiday Craft Fair
Unwrap the Creativity of Indigenous Youth Thursday, November 27 2:30–6:30 PM 1618 East Hastings Step into the warmth and wonder of the season at UNYA’s annual Holiday Craft Fair, where creativity and community come together under one festive roof. Across two vibrant floors, you’ll find handcrafted treasures, original artwork, authentic beadwork, jewelry, home décor, holiday…
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Orange Shirt Day 2025 – Thank you!
Many Generations. One Message: Every Child Matters. UNYA extends our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported our 2025 Edition Orange Shirt Day T-shirt campaign. We are deeply grateful to all who purchased a shirt, the community members who generously shared their time in our intergenerational photo shoot, and the dedicated staff who worked tirelessly at community events…
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Orange Shirt Day – 2025
Many Generations. One Message: Every Child Matters. This year, our Orange Shirt Day campaign honours the intergenerational strength of Indigenous families. The scars of residential schools ripple across time—but so does the healing, the language, the laughter, and the love we pass from one generation to the next. At the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA), we work…