Objectives:
- Offering young Innu people from Pessamit a concrete and rewarding socio-professional integration experience at the Uapishka Station.
- Developing the technical, interpersonal, and cultural skills necessary to promote their active participation in the job market.
- Building bridges between the transmission of traditional Innu knowledge and the contemporary demands of the workplace.
- Strengthening young people’s pride, autonomy, and sense of belonging to their territory and community.
“Uetshu,” which means “to give skills,” “to make it easy,” and “to know through experience” in the Innu language, was created by the Pessamit Innu Council and MUBR. This project is a socio-professional integration program for young Innu people that was rolled out over three years at the Uapishka Station, contributing to the Station’s inclusive and educational mission as a place of learning, employment, and promotion of Nitassinan.
Ultimately, the project enabled 12 young people from the Pessamit community to develop the talents and skills necessary to participate fully in the labor market. In addition to fulfilling its mission as a research station and camp on traditional Innu territory, the Uapishka Station creates jobs and springboards to the labor market for young people in the community.
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