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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…
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Hamper Day 2025
Delivering Comfort & Care is a Team Effort At the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA), we know that the need for food and essentials doesn’t end when the holiday festivities are over. That’s why, every January, we host Hamper Day – a day where…
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Youth Box Fundraiser
MAKE A REAL IMPACT: Uplift Indigenous Youth and Shape the Future Bentwood boxes are a time-honored tradition of the Northwest Coast First Nations peoples of British Columbia. Crafted with deep cultural significance, these boxes have been used for a variety of purposes — from…
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Bentwood Box Charity Auction
ART THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Eighteen years ago, Indigenous art gallery owner Peter Lattimer began a humble journey to bring together BC Indigenous artists to create bentwood box artwork. What started as a small vision has since grown into the Bentwood Box Charity Auction—an…
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Orange Shirt Day 2024
Join Us in Celebration and Gratitude! With open hearts, we raise our hands in gratitude for the incredible support we’ve received since August for our 2024 Orange Shirt Day program. Your generosity, whether it’s through purchasing an orange t-shirt or the countless hours and…