Gatineau River 2017 (Chimeda)

Chimeda - We are paddling; youth environmental and cultural learning canoe trip project took part on Canada Day 2017. The project was a partnership between Kitigan Zibi First Nation, local community members in Chelsea/Wakefield QC, and the Canadian Canoe Foundation. Algonquin youth from Kitigan Zibi (the reserve 1 hour north from Wakefield) and non-indigenous youth from Wakefield and Chelsea paddled the Gatineau River together from Maniwaki to Ottawa on July 1st, 2017, arriving at Victoria Island on the Ottawa River to meet up with the Voyageur Brigades representing the four winds. Funding for this project was secured through community fundraising. A big thanks to all project participants and funders! Learn more on the Chimeda FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chimeda/