"DreamCatcher Mentoring is an innovative e-mentoring program designed to empower students to realize the rewards of staying in school."

The purpose of this DVD is to help educators and other professionals working with youth to understand some of the challenges Aboriginal students face as they transition from elementary to secondary school. The DVD presents Aboriginal students discussing the successes and challenges they have encountered through their experiences in school.

Sample lesson plan: Unit 3, Lesson 1 - Wheel of Wellness

Sacred Circle: Incorporating two universal Aboriginal principles, the Seven Teachings and the Medicine Wheel, as well as the communities' perspective by involving elders and Aboriginal mentors, ME to WE delivers a three-day workshop aimed to empower Aboriginal youth as leaders.

Objective: To identify issues and concepts to guide the development of culturally appropriate mental health promotion strategies with Aboriginal populations and communities in Canada.

Aboriginal students require a learning environment that honours who they are and where they have come from. These strategies nurture the self-esteem - the positive interconnection between the physical, emotional-mental, intellectual and spiritual realms - of Aboriginal students.

In response to a perceived need for Aboriginal mentoring programs, agencies are beginning to explore methods for developing such programs in ways that will meet the diverse needs of children, youth, and communities. To facilitate this process, and identify some of the critical issues that must be addressed, we examine the concepts and components underlying traditional mentoring programs and compare them to Aboriginal perspectives on mentoring. To gain additional insights into these issues, we also interviewed individuals experienced in developing and administering programs for Aboriginal children and youth.