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Aboriginal youth strive to change the world
Volume:
29
Issue:
2
Year:
2011
When we hear the name Jane Goodall, most of us think of a woman who studied chimpanzees for 45 years.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth can say, however, that the name stands for much more.
Jane Goodall started the Roots & Shoots program for youth in 1991 after being approached by a group of 16 teenagers in Tanzania eager to discuss with her a range of problems that caused them deep concern in their communities.
The Roots & Shoots organization has grown to more than 100,000 groups in over 100 countries. In 2009 Jane Goodall and then-Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine, announced the start of a pilot project of Roots & Shoots for Aboriginal youth. This program would be reflective of Aboriginal culture and beliefs.