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Due to the systemic barriers the methods to which access is created is through training and skills development initiatives. The expression of media arts is then possible through the acquisition of related skills. Some of the examples of ICMI’s work include:
- Facilitation of media arts with Urban Aboriginal Youth in Ottawa, Ontario Dec 08 - present
- Facilitation of After School Digital Directions Program in Ottawa, Sept 09 - present
- Summer Youth Project with 6 Ottawa youth traveling to Manitoulin Island and Chapleau First Nation to collaborate with Mushkegowuk youth Aug 2010
- Summer Youth Project with 4 Urban Aboriginal youth at Odawa Friendship Centre July-Aug 2009. Youth received secondary school coop credits
- Summer Youth project with 2 Moose Cree youth at Moose River Broadcasting Association Moose Factory, July-Aug 09
- Facilitation of cross cultural youth project with Ottawa youth traveling to Moose Factory On Feb 5-23, 2010
- Delivery of Media Arts curriculum with the Urban Aboriginal Alternative High School in Ottawa Dec 08 - June 09
- Production of Oshkeneegowuk Youth television series for Moose River Broadcasting Sept 07 - present
- Community Arts workshops and presentation in partnership with Red Pepper Spectacle, Moose Factory July-Aug 08
- Three winter Cultural activities workshops for youth held on the land in Mushkegowuk Territory in partnership with Delores D Echum Composite School and Moose Cree First Nation Feb 08-March 08
- Cree Language winter cultural activities workshop in partnership with Moose Cree First Nation held on the land in Mushkegowuk Territory March 08
- Cree language workshops and language material production with Moose Cree First Nation Jan-March 08
- Digital Production of Nipimatisiwin (Water is life) Conference held Feb 08 in partnership with Moose Cree First Nation
- Coop placement provider in partnership with Delores D Echum Composite School Sept 07-Apr 08
- Video Workshops with Moose Factory youth Nov-Dec 07
- Media arts workshop June through August 07 in Moose Factory
- Three week dance workshop and performance in August 07 in Moose Factory
- Eight month Video Production Certificate Program Toronto June-Jan 08 in partnership with Miziwe Biik
- Series of workshops with urban Indigenous youth at Sir John A Mcdonald Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario
- Sponsorship of youth workshops during Weeneebeg Indigenous Film and Video Festival March 2007
- Sponsorship includes video production and post production equipment
- Documentation of festival
- Youth workshops in partnership with Delores D Echum Composite School
- Workshops included community interviews, facilitation and video equipment mentoring with youth from DDECS Leadership and Peer Support Course
- Tobacco Strategy youth video workshops February 2007-March 2007
- Youth Media Arts Workshop Series – August 2006
- ICMI in partnership with Weeneebeg Film Festival and De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group offered a series of workshops to the youth of the Moose Cree First Nation in Moose Factory, Ontario from August 8-26, 2006. The workshops included media and performance arts
- The art works created by these youth were distributed to the ICMI webpage and screened during the Weeneebeg Film Festival
- Production and post-production equipment was left in the community to aid in the sustainability of the project after workshop completion
- These youth videos were submitted to the Cherokee international film festival in September 2006 where one youth video won their documentary film award.
- Youth media workshop
- ICMI partnered with Nya:weh Indigenous student program to bring youth to the Canadian Indigenous Festival at the Roger’s Centre in Toronto in October 2006
