Mi’kmaq Youth Coordinator Program

Benoit First Nation

2008

Student Coordinator: A.J. Benoit for 8 weeks

35 hrs per week

@8.00 per hour

Weekly Schedule of work performed:
Week:	Period:	Description of activities performed:
Week 1	June 29- July 5	June 21 St-Jean Baptiste Day Walk-a-thon June 22 National Aboriginal Solidarity Day Celebrations June 30 Office orientation & Safety July 1 Children’s Activities June 2 Children’s Activities June 3 Children’s Activities June 4 TBA
Week 2	July 6-12	St-Jean Batiste Day: July 7 Children’s Activities July 8 Children’s Activities July 9 Children’s Activities July 10 Children’s Activities July 11 Children’s Activities
Week 3	July 13-19	Orientation, Safety, Work plan & contacting kids: July 13 Flat Bay Cultural Day-Pow-wow July 14 Office orientation & Safety July 15 Memorial Day Activities July 16 Children’s Activities July 17 Children’s Activities July 18 No work today
Week 4	July 20-26	Pow-wow: July 21Children’s Activities July 22 Activity camp July 23 Children’s Activities July 24 Activity camp July 25 No work today
Week 5	July 27- Aug 2	Activity Camp: July 28 Children’s Activities July 29 TBA July 30 Children’s Activities July 31TBA Aug 1 Children’s Activities
Week 6	Aug 3-9	Activity Camp: Aug 4 Children’s Activities Aug 5 Cemetery painting/mowing Aug 6 Children’s Activities Aug 7 Cemetery painting/mowing Aug 8 No work
Week 7	Aug 10-16	Activity camp and celebration:: Aug 11 Children’s Activities Aug 12 Children’s Activities Aug 13 Children’s Activities Aug 14 Children’s Activities Aug 15 No work Aug Degrau Festival Security (fundraiser)
Week 8	August 17-23	Activity Camp Aug Degrau Festival Security (fundraiser) Aug 18Children’s Activities Aug 19 Children’s Activities Aug 20 Final report Aug 21 Closing ceremony Aug 22 No work

Notes: This schedule is a guide only with actual activities being rescheduled and moved around as required.

Assist with Aboriginal Day celebrations. Passing out tobacco ties to the elders who show up, assist Peter & Bernice with craft display.
Will participate in the St-Jean Batiste Day Walk-a-thon to raise money for programing.
Kids activity camp will be located in Benoit First Nation wilderness park in Degrau (operated by George Benoit).
Fundraising activities will generate extra income for camp activities and miscellaneous student program expenses.
Pow-wow weekend - student will report to the Coordinator at the Pow-wow grounds (regional pow-wow)
Daily and final reports required for all activities performed as Student Coordinator.
Activity camp should be scheduled for at least 3 days per week.

Penwa' Mawi-Amskwesewey L'nue'kati (Benoit First Nation) is pronounced Ben-wah um-skoo wess-so-whey ul-noo-eh-gut-dee