Adventure in Understanding
The Canoe is an iconic Canadian vessel symbolizing respect, relevance, reciprocity and reconciliation. The Adventure in Understanding Program embodies this spirit and brings together indigenous and non-indigenous youth to share and experience aspects of Indigenous culture, and to build respect for themselves, each other and the environment.
Participants connect with the water, the air, the plants, the animals and each other. Youth embark on a six day (five night) canoe voyage from Peterborough, through the Trent Waterway to Curve Lake First Nation.
Each year BEL Rotary sponsors a student to participate in this amazing opportunity. This year BEL Rotary was delighted to sponsor a student from British Columbia. Through a paddle (carved at Curve Lake) a connection was made and an educator came with a youth to find out more about the program. In the words of one participant, “I developed a richer understanding of myself and the incredible people I shared the experience with”.