Youth For Lateral Kindness

Lateral Violence Workshops

For information regarding our lateral violence workshops for indigenous youth.

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What is Lateral Violence?

Lateral violence is prevalent within indigenous communities. Click here for more information.

Our Team

Meet the members of our team!

The Blanket Exercise

Looking for more information on the blanket exercise? We've got you covered.

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Welcome!

We are pleased that you have decided to visit our website. We'd like to take this opportunity to give thanks to our nation of Kwanlin Dün, our Elders, and supporters, and a special thanks to our mentors Marilyn, Thomas, Gyde, Les, and Caroline. Without you we wouldn't be where we are today.

Youth for Lateral Kindness is a business based out of Whitehorse, YT which offers Youth Lateral Violence workshops and Blanket Exercises, as well as motivational speaking. Our team encourages healthy behaviours and reconciliation among Yukoners through the services we offer.

We are very thankful to be able to facilitate these meaningful workshops, and we encourage you to visit our services section to learn more.

Youth for Lateral Kindness was started by Teagyn and Aurora in September 2016. Before that, we were a part of the V2K Warriors project, which was a youth-led initiative created to address lateral violence among youth in our community of Kwanlin Dün First Nation.

YFLK - Indigenous

Join us on National Indigenous Peoples Day… https://t.co/zJlCK9KKNc
about a year ago
YFLK - Indigenous

Co-Founder Teagyn Vallevand attended #Cando last week as one of their youth panelists! #lateralkindness Read more:… https://t.co/r7w6rTjTvn
about a year ago
YFLK - Indigenous

Today for #internationaldayofthegirl we are up at the Arts Centre doing a presentation for the Grads Retreat!… https://t.co/IfD3E7HYOX
about a year ago

“What can I do to create Lateral Kindness in my community?” Gunałcheesh thank you so much to Selkirk First Nation for inviting us to spend the day! We had an awesome time performing a blanket exercise and talking about lateral violence with the Selkirk youth. We are so thankful for everyone’s kind contributions to today’s discussion and for the teachings of elder Lizzie Hall who is truly a wealth of knowledge. We hope to return again soon! #YouthForLateralKindness

All set up here on the traditional territory of Selkirk First Nation ready for our #blanketexercise and #lateralviolence workshop today!! 😃🙌

We are thankful to have spent this past weekend on the beautiful homelands of the Taku River Tlingit to facilitate a blanket ceremony for the annual Atlin Arts and Music Festival. It felt good to be back again this year!

Gunałcheesh to everyone who came out to participate we were truly overwhelmed with gratitude, love and blown away by your willingness to be present and engage with us. Also very special thanks to Wayne Carlick for ending the ceremony in a good way through song. It was incredibly powerful moment and we hold our hands up to you.

Big Gunałcheesh to Atlin Arts & Music Festival and VP Vincent Esquiro for taking care of us and always making us feel so welcomed on your territory. We love seeing how you put your heart into this festival every year and strive to make it culturally inclusive.
We hope to see you again next year Atlin! 💕🙏⛺️

Indigenous People’s Day community blanket exercise. 💕 Photo by Allistair Maitland #YouthForLateralKindness #EndViolence #IndigenousPeoplesDay #blanketexercise

Featured

Dec 11, 2017

Samara EPC Award Winner - Teagyn Vallevand

Dec 11, 2017

Teagyn Vallevand, co-founder of Youth For Lateral Kindness, was given an 'Everyday Political Citizen' award

Dec 11, 2017

Oct 4, 2017

Women's History Month Talk - McBride Museum

Oct 4, 2017

Co-Founder Teagyn Vallevand was among the speakers at McBride Museum talking about Youth For Lateral Kindness for their Women's History Month speaker series. Watch the livestream from MacBride Museum presentations.

Oct 4, 2017

Aug 30, 2017

NOTICE Re: School Season

Aug 30, 2017

We wish the best of luck to our co-founder Aurora as she pursues her Post-Secondary Studies this year in Calgary. We will still continue to do blanket exercises for groups who request us. Click for further details.

Aug 30, 2017

Aug 22, 2017

Cando's Youth Panel Nomination

Aug 22, 2017

Vallevand was nominated by Gina Nagano, acting director of justice, for a position on Cando’s 2017 National Youth Panel.

Aug 22, 2017

Aug 12, 2017

RCMP Musical Ride Nomination

Aug 12, 2017

KDFN citizen Aurora Hardy will be the civilian VIP who officially accepts the salute to begin the RCMP Musical Ride! Aurora was nominated by the Office of the Commissioner of the Yukon, as this year’s Musical Ride will honour outstanding youth in our community.

Aug 12, 2017