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Through their work, participants often talked about being empowered and feeling that
their skills can contribute to make a difference in a community. For example,
"
This could be a turning point for us to strive to do bigger and even
better things in the world because we know where our strengths are,
we know [what we] are capable of and we know it's possible now.
"
Our Indigenous participants were more likely to talk about changes as a result of their project that
altered the way that saw themselves with respect to their community and culture. For example,
"
Finally, I gained valuable cultural knowledge and realized the
importance of culture, the connection we as people have with the
land, and how essential the caribou are to the community of Old Crow.
"
Participants also often talked about a change in their outlook, where what they achieved
changed their perspective on the potential of their community. For example,
"
I believe the biggest success, personally, was achieving
a dream that I didn't think would ever be possible.
"
THEME 1: SELF-GROWTH THEME 1: SELF-GROWTH
THEME 3: SELF-GROWTH
