Episode 14: Patrick Lucas
‘Trail Building, Youth Empowerment, and Expressions of Indigenous Sovereignty’
In this series of interviews we learn about the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program, and how building trails has been a powerful avenue for connecting to the land, encouraging social connections, and promoting holistic wellness for the Nations involved.
Patrick Lucas
Patrick is the founder and Director of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program in British Columbia. The IYMBP is a non-profit that works with Indigenous youth and communities to build trails for mountain biking. Patrick is a professional planner with nearly twenty years of experience in community and economic development, land use planning, recreation and tourism.
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Learn about how the IYMBP came to be and how trail building and naming can be seen as expressions of Indigenous sovereignty
Part 1
Lindsay, Adam, Bridget, and Patrick discuss how trail building and biking can promote relationships, and what it takes to create a program like the IYMP