Established in 1992, NPAAMB Indigenous Youth Employment & Training is a not-for-profit organization with a primary mandate to provide employment and training solutions to prepare self-identifying urban Indigenous youth for a successful transition into the labour market.
We seek to enhance the quality of life for our clients through demand-driven and culturally appropriate employment and training supports. It is our goal to build opportunities reflecting community needs responsive to labour market trends, while promoting paths of leadership for our clients.
NPAAMB is funded through the Indigenous Skills Employment & Training Program (ISET-P) as a part of Employment and Social Development Canada, a branch of Service Canada.
Our Logo
Originally created by Arnold Jacobs, the emblem is a celebration of NPAAMB’s heritage and it’s future. It blends elements from its proud Indigenous roots.
Together, these elements create a story of history, pride and tradition. As a leader of the Indigenous community, the symbol establishes NPAAMB as a staple within the youth circles.
Eagle
The eagle signifies courage, wisdom, and strength. The eagle’s purpose was to be the messenger to the Creator. The eagle was believed to carry prayers to the Great Spirit in the Spirit World and also had a special connection with visions. By soaring great heights, he can travel between the physical world and the spiritual world.
Directions
The medicine wheel is the basis of the four directions, and to honour each of these directions is to honour all mankind. The East is seen as a direction of beginnings, including infancy (the beginning of life) and spring (the beginning of a new year). The West is seen as a direction of endings and is the direction the spirit travels when it leaves this Earth.
Feathers
The feathers symbolize trust, honor, strength, wisdom, power, and freedom. They also represent the five catchment areas that NPAAMB services, as well as the four Beings and one Creator.
The Medicine Wheel
The medicine wheel embodies the Four Directions, as well as Father Sky, Mother Earth, and Spirit Tree, all of which symbolize dimensions of health and cycles of life.
Shapes
The yellow triangle is meant to be an abstract representation for the word “Area” and the two red triangles for “Management”. The circle represents the strong unity of the different catchment areas that NPAAMB services.
