Voices from Thompson’s 2012 CEPS Youth Development Program: Research Conducted Through the Vital Outcome Indicators for Community Engagement Project

This report describes the Cultural, Economic, Political, and Social Youth Leadership Program at the Métis Centre in Thompson, Manitoba, in 2012. Using transformative learning theory as a theoretical framework, this report discusses the experiences of participants and facilitators involved in the CEPS program. The four areas of the program were identified by Aboriginal youth as being necessary for leadership development; it incorporates a vast amount of teachings that help the youth to reconnect with their culture and traditions. The report concludes with a summary of the viewpoints of both the participants and facilitators.