In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, truth and reconciliation, as immigrant settlers to Central Alberta, the Ubuntu Youth Council honours and acknowledges Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 regions. This area is the traditional territory of the Niisitapi (Blackfoot), (including the Siksika, the Piikuni, and the Kainai Peoples), the Tsuut’ina, Stoney Nakoda, Cree, Saulteaux and Métis peoples.
Find out how we are engaging youth in our community:
10 video diaries from youth in rural Alberta.
Community through the eyes of young people.
[ Ubuntu: (oo·boon·too) I am because we are. ~ Zulu Proverb ~]
To empower the voices of youth of colour in Central Alberta.
The Ubuntu Youth Council strives to provide a platform in which youth can feel safe to express themselves, speak out against injustice, and have a community where they bond in the spirit of ubuntu- I am because we are.
My name is Sheila Fubara and I am one of the chairs for the Ubuntu Youth Council. I was born in Nigeria and have been living in Alberta since I was 6. I am attending University of Lethbridge in the fall going into my first year of a Bachelors of Human Resources Management and Labour Relationships. I’m so grateful for this opportunity I have been given. I hope to help create a voice for those who feel they have lost it and to be an advocate for change where it is lacking. Moving forward I hope to help this council flourish and grow into its potential.
Youth are the future and we must continue to demand change where it is needed. This youth council has done so much in so little time and I’m excited to see what more we can do in our community.
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