Workshops

Aunty Collective’s goal is to offer a variety of programs that center in particular youth, 2-spirit LGBTQIA+ Indigequeer peoples, and women.

We offer art drop-in-time where young ones and collective members can utilize supplies and aunties to support their creative expressions. As well, we offer youth and 2SLGBTQIA+ and allies drum groups drop-in days. As part of our work, we host a youth art and culture program. The focus will be on youth taking part in cultural workshops and showing their creations in our gallery setting. They have access to monthly cultural-making workshops, drum group/art drop-ins, AC elders, aunties, and guest artists.

As we establish ourselves we will have further programming available to our communities. We are looking forward to having ‘on the land’ courses and workshops in the months to come as well. For more questions and ways to support financially support or volunteer please contact us!

Our workshops include:

  • Basic Drum Workshops
    Workshops take between 3-4 hours. Participants will learn how to make/bring to life a drum using elk hide, wooden rims and handles. Drum teachings will be shared.

    Up to 6 People
    Total: $2,327.50 (about $400/person)

    7-12 people
    Total: $4,455.50 (about $375/person)

    Advanced 2-Day Drum Workshop
    Includes: drum making, waking-up ceremony if requested, drumstick making, and painting drum. 3-4 hours per day. Workshop days must be spaced in order to allow time for drums to dry.

    Up to 6 People
    Total: $3,857 (about $640/person)

    7-12 people
    Total: $7,315 (about $560/person)

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Includes: drum making, waking-up ceremony, drumstick making, and painting drum

    Up to 6 People
    Total: $3,857 (about $640/person) + GST

    7-12 people
    Total: $7,315 (about $560/person) + GST

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Participants will bead a simple design, cut out, and sew together moccasins.

    The workshop will take 3-4 hours

    Up to 6 People
    Total: $1895.25 (about $315/person) + GST

    Up to 12 people
    Total: $3724 (about $310/person) + GST

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Participants will learn to bead a custom or provided beaded pattern, as well as potential embellishments. Between days participants can drop in for beading support at AC.

    Each workshop takes 3 hours.

    Day 1 – Beading Vamp and Cut-outs
    Day 2 – Assembly

    Up to 6 People
    Total: $2,327.50 (about $390/person)

    7-12 people
    Total: $4,455.50 (about $375/person)
    Same as above but workshops will be 3-4 hours per day

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Participants will make a rattle and learn teachings as they create. Day one the rattles will be sewn, filled and left to dry. Day two rattles will be filled with medicines and rattle material and then designed and completed. Rattle workshops per day will be approx 2-3 hours.

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $2,294.25 (about $190/person)

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Participants will each receive a beading kit complete with all the necessities for learning and creating. Participants will be taught a variety of stitches/designs/mediums based on preference. Ex.- earrings, pins, flat stitch/brick stitch. Initial workshop will be 3 hours. Participants will have the option to attend 4 set time, drop-in beading sessions with experienced Aunty Collective members.

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $2,892.75 (about $240/person)

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Participants will learn how to create their own ribbon skirt. Participants can choose from various materials and ribbons available or choose to bring their own. Workshop is 3 hours

    Up to 6 people
    Total: $1795.50 (about $300 / person)

    Optional Add-On: ribbon skirt kit to take home = $75 per person

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Workshop is 2 hours and provides teachings around medicine, sewing and beading.

    Up to 6 people
    Total: $665 (about $110/person)

    Up to 12 people
    Total: $1,197 (about $100/person)

  • Participants leave with 2 types of medicine - smudge, salve, tincture, tea or bath salts. Workshop takes 3-4 hours. Workshop type is dependent on medicine availability.

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $4,389 (about $220 /person)

  • Everyone leaves with 2 salves. Workshop is 2 hours long.

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $1,542.80 (about $130/person)

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

  • Roses

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $532: (about. $44/person)

    Headbands

    Up to 12 People
    Total: $1163.75 (about. $97/person)

    Contact us to book
    Aunties@auntycollective.com
    778-350-3254

Upcoming Workshops

Programs

Our experience and skills are a testament to our strength in relationship building and the trust we hold within our various and shared communities.

Through our relationships coupled with our honed artistic, cultural, and youth programming skills we offer professional development packages that allow the community and allies to access these skills.

We offer custom professional development packages that can be custom fit to your group's needs.

You can choose between 1-2 day professional development programs and we can work together to create the perfect mix of art, culture, and focused skill/knowledge sharing to fit your group’s needs.

Choose from any of our workshops and consultants to create a creative/knowledge-sharing day.

  • Example curriculum:

    • Welcome to the territory and opening of our circle

    • 45 talk from the local community on what it means to live in Lekwungen territories

    • Drum making workshop

    • Catered lunch from local business

    • Circle discussion with Indigenous social worker on duty to report and how to support youth in care

    • Closing circle and remarks from AC elder

Long-Term Programs

AC offers a variety of programs that center in particular youth, 2-spirit LGBTQIA+ Indigequeer peoples, and women. We offer art drop-in time where young ones and collective members can utilize supplies and aunties to support their creative expressions.

 As we establish ourselves we will have further programming available to our communities. We are looking forward to having ‘on the land’ courses and workshops in the months to come as well.

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  • “I recently participated in a workshop that was hosted by the Aunty Collective. This workshop offered attendees an opportunity to reflect deeply on the traditional teachings of the Medicine Wheel as seen and taught through the lens of the Cree and Métis. The workshop was transformative for all those who attended. I can’t imagine this experience would have been the same if it was offered in a non-Indigenous setting. I think it’s very important to consider spaces like the Aunty Collective for Indigenous workshops and learning because the meaning is much more impactful and authentic.”

  • “The Aunties are powerful knowledge holders. They shared their teachings with us with such humility and compassion. I felt embraced and also lifted up through the workshop. I was deeply moved and will never forget how transformative the time I spent with the Aunties was.”

  • “The medicine walk and workshop I attended with Aunties was so useful. I had no idea all the "weeds" I see every day are powerful medicines. Can't wait to share what I learned with my students!”

  • “The drum workshop I took with Aunties profoundly shifted my relationship with Indigenous ways of knowing and being. I was truly moved and inspired. Working with the hide, sinew, and cedar was such a privilege. Waking up the drum was like nothing I've experienced before I am grateful beyond words for all the teachings shared with us.”

  • “I have very sensitive problematic skin and eczema and it was in full flare when I arrived at the retreat and had forgotten any kind of cream. I used your salve the first day on my face and I have not stopped. It has been come my skin crème and eczema treatment daily and I am already out! If you make bigger jars, I would be happy to just buy bigger ones. If you need a testimonial for your products please let me know, I can rave about the salve all day long 😊. Thank you for making these and sharing your knowledge of medicines.”

  • “Your knowledge and years of practical experience teaching in the educational system is the perfect combination for you to teach this course in a way that is super meaningful and important for students. When I read their testimonials I could not stop thinking that you have directly impacted a lot of children and youth throughout the province since the teachers who learned with you go back to teach their children, so what you do has a really large positive effect range.”

  • “In this place and the warmth of those who offered the space for an event I attended, I finally felt personally and profoundly connected to the land in the new city I just landed last year”