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    • Healing Through Hiphop
    • Social Work Through Hiphop
    • Respect Through Hiphop
    • Empowerment Through Theater
    • Leadership Through Hiphop
    • Share Our Spirit
    • Youth Corrections Outreach
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    • Guest speaking and conference workshops
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    • Inuvik NWT
    • Greenland
    • Elder DJ’s of the Arctic
    • Urban Projects
      • Calgary 2009
      • Calgary 2008
    • First Nation
      • Chisasibi Quebec
      • Cowichan Tribes
      • Selkirk First Nation
      • Tlicho 2007
    • Nunavik Hudson Coast
      • Akulivik 2011
      • Inukjuaq 2007
      • Inukjuaq 2011
      • Ivujivik 2009
      • Ivujivik 2012
      • Inukjuaq 2012
      • Kuujjuarapik
      • Purvirnituq 2007
      • Puvirnituq Leadership
      • Umiujaq 2008
    • Nunavik Ungava Coast
      • Aupaluk
      • Kangiqsujuaq 2010
      • Kangiqsujuaq 2011
      • Kangiqsujuaq 2012
      • Kangiqsualujjuaq
      • Kangirsuk 2010
      • Kangirsuk 2011
      • Kuujjuaq 2008
      • Kuujjuaq 2011
      • Kuujjuaq Pivallianiq Program
      • Quaqtaq 2010
      • Salluit 2009
      • Salluit 2012
      • Tasiujaq 2009
    • Nunavut Baffin Island
      • Arctic Bay
      • Cape Dorset 2008
      • Clyde River 2006
      • Clyde River 2007
      • Clyde River Leadership
      • Clyde River Ottawa Trip
      • Clyde River 2011
      • Iqaluit
      • Kimmirut
      • Pangnirtung 2007
      • Pangnirtung 2012
      • Pangnirtung Leadership
      • Pond Inlet 2008
      • Pond Inlet Leadership
    • Nunavut (Western and High Arctic)
      • Baker Lake
      • Cambridge Bay
      • Grise Fiord 2009
      • Grise Fiord 2010
      • Kugluktuk
      • Rankin Inlet 2007
      • Resolute Bay 2013
  • Videos
    • Blueprint Documentaries
    • Counselling Videos
    • Youth Issues
    • Cultural Pride
    • Dancing
  • News
  • References
    • Testimonials
    • Letters of Reference
    • Evaluations
    • Awards

Amazing “Level Up” video

Amazing video of the youth from Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation.  This video went viral in a few days with approx 40,0000 views  -we are so proud of these youth. Special shout out to Tara Wilson for the concept and choreo and Steve Haining for producing the video. Click on the pic below to view. Sponsored by QBOW.

Blueprintforlife returns to Qu’Appelle Valley

QBOW -Family and Children Services is an Indigenous run agency responsible for 5 communities in Saskatchewan. Last year Blueprintforlife was brought to Standing Buffalo to deliver our week intensive healing program and this year we returned to Fort Qu’Appelle to engage both Indigenous youth and local community youth at Bert Fox high school. We also had the pleasure to involve the staff and youth from the Leading Thunderbird Healing lodge. An amazing week where many youth found their voice.  Click the photo to see many more.

Blueprint returns to Cowichan Tribes

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Blueprintforlife was originally brought to Vancouver island in 2014 to help deal with a state of emergency around suicide. We returned in March 2018 to work with the broader community working on mental health and healing. Click on the link above to see lots of great pics. Supported by Canada 150.

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Blueprint’s perspective on Gangs and Guns

BluePrint’s executive director Stephen Leafloor interviewed on CBC regarding funding slated for gang prevention.

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Ontario Trillium Foundation grant

The Attorney General of Ontario, Yasir Naqvi  presents Blueprint Pathways with an award from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Blueprint Pathways is honored and grateful to receive a grant of $512,000.00 to do work with diversified youth in the Ottawa area over 3 years.

Urban Healing Intensives

Blueprint Pathways brings its week healing intensives to urban environments. Take a peek at the amazing energy the youth manifest. Funded by the Ontario Trillium foundation.

Kashechewan 2017

This was a great project just before Christmas 2017. We were blessed to work many community members, Had great conversations with Elders, invited to Ceremony, and blessed to partake in the round dance organized by Gabriel Whiteduck. Thx Christine Head for helping put this together and thank you to the parents for trusting us with your youth. Special shout out to my Team and thx to Cody JJ Purcell for offering his music for this video. Thx Steve Haining for capturing all of this as I hope this video puts a smile on the faces of the youth and that they feel proud of their accomplishments when they see it. Feeling grateful for getting to know Kash !

Blueprint For Life – Community Heart Beat

An amazing program in Standing Buffalo Sask.

 

We have some exciting news !

Blueprint has developed a new mental health program to re-engage remote communities we have visited in the past, and engage youth who were to young to attend our program previously. We will still deliver our flagship week intensive where we become the replacement school for a week, but we will not only employ traditional cultural elements but we will be also designing a full community show incorporating, dance, stomping and drumming.

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Hip Hop Pioneer to receive Meritorious Service Cross

15235606_10157784674935223_8080058695540841053_oStephen “Buddha” Leafloor, 57, is a Canadian B-boy Elder, street dancer, youth outreach worker, speaker, mental health advocate and founder of BluePrintForlife and BluePrint Pathways. On Friday, November 25, 2016, he will receive the Meritorious Service Cross at Rideau Hall in Ottawa from Governor General David Johnston. The Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C)The Civil Division Cross recognizes a deed or an activity that has been performed in an outstandingly professional manner, or according to uncommonly high standards; the activity is often innovative, sets an example for others to follow, improves the quality of life of a community and brings considerable benefit or honour to Canada.

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Recent story in First Nations Resource magazine

sdfHow BluePrintForLife is using break-dancing to break barriers and help native communities hip-hop their way to healing.

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Crowd Funding for non profit Blueprint Pathways

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Crowd Funding

New non-profit called BluePrint Pathways

Check out the new promo video for our exciting new sister Company

Canada’s oldest Hiphop crew changes young people’s lives.

Recent news story on the Canadian Floor Masters 30th anniversary
and how Stephen Leafloor grew BluePrintForLife into a national
outreach program impacting over 5000 youth in aboriginal communities.

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TED talk by Buddha on bullying and Arctic work

Blueprint founder does a TED talk from the heart about
growing up with bullying and turning extreme rage into
something positive. Also reflects on the healing work
they do in the Arctic with a story about “Frost Graffiti”.

 

BluePrint partners with Boehringer Ingleheim

Blueprint partners with Boehringer Ingleheim and Ashoka
This video is a great short overview of Blueprints work
and features youth from Kuujjuaq in Nunavik.


Blueprint launches “Kool to be Kind”

k2bkBlueprint for life recently launched its anti-bullying campaign in the high arctic communities of Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord. We are committed to making the new heroes in communities the kind people by recognizing their day to day acts of kindness. We also recently launched this program in the small Inuit community of Akulivik, Nunavik. Stay tuned for exciting updates of this program.

Buddha named top 45 over 45 in Canada

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Buddha was recently selected as one of Canada’s top 45 over 45 by Zoomers Magazine. He joins a group of prestigious Canadians such as David Suzuki, Jack Layton, Fred Penner, Michaelle Jean etc. Read Articles…

BluePrint in the Arctic

A great short video on the work BluePrint does -featuring youth from Salluit and Inuvik !

Intergenerational Healing

Intergenerational Healing around the effects of Residential Schools

Am amazing week took place in Kugaaruk Nunavut. Blueprint was partnered with Pauktuutit (The National Women’s Inuit Association). Parents, Elders and Youth were all brought together for Cultural activities, dance, music, art, and lots of healing exercises. To our knowledge this is one of the first inter- generational healing program around the effects of residential schools. A feature documentary is being created on this amazing week and the report and evaluation being developed is hope to serve as inspiration and a possible model for other communities both Inuit and First Nation.

BluePrintForLife weeklong healing workshop around the effcts of Residential schools from buddhafromcfm on Vimeo.

BluePrintForLife and Nunavik youth on National news APTN

atpnA great story featuring the youth from Kuujjuaq that we have been working with. They are part of the Pivallianiq-KMHB Hip-hop Club. BluePrint is partnered with the Kativik housing board to develop creative ways of reducing vandalism and creating community pride in youth.

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Suicide prevention through hiphop

The 15-minute video was produced through a partnership between NAHOs Honouring Life Network and the Ilisaqsivik Society in Clyde River on Baffin Island.  The video was shot by a local group of youth and features a community program which inspires youth by combining hip hop dancing with hope.

 

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Special Presentation

Check out a fun animated app for the project created in 2010. It will require a internet good connection as there is lots of video. Enjoy!

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