Rainbow Serpent Dreaming Indigenous Corporation is about IDENTITY, EMPOWERMENT, HEALING and RESPECT its to create opportunities for indigenous kids to better adapt to the professionalism of sport to challenge cultural diversity and be competitive at professional level.
A group of both indigenous and non indigenous sporting professionals have come together to satisfy a need for the assistance of indigenous youth. We noticed that there is a lack of resources available to indigenous youth wishing to pursue a sporting career. Support such as fitness and exercise, diet and welfare and career counselling are not typically available with large cost. The foundation came together to provide these services.
The foundation is working in the areas of youth diversion, drug/alcohol substance abuse and cultural identity healing. A strong network of sports professional’s past and present will be role models to provide advice and stories about their experiences, how they became professional athletes and what inspired them to achieve their goals and keep them on the right track to better adapt the cultural diversity of IDENTITY to succeed both on and off the field.
Our Goals
- Provide indigenous youth the resources to be able to participate in their chosen sport, that are primarily showing commitment and dedication to develop in the program. The foundation assists in their travel and accommodation costs when attending competitions and trials. Unlike other foundations, we have no criteria these athletes need to meet. They can live anywhere or have any education, being cultural or government and simply reach out to us.
- Provide young indigenous people, whether professional athletes or not, with mentoring and counselling services. Guiding these young people and teaching them about the issues surrounding drugs, alcohol and violence is priceless. Through experienced ex professional players and industry professionals they will learn and develop the skills needed to lead a successful productive life.
- Provide an all inclusive centre to the indigenous youth where they can attend to get one on one assistance in fitness, health, diet, mentoring and welfare services. This super centre will house start of the art equipment and high level professionals. The centre will be open to non indigenous youth also.
