- Hometown:
- Fort Albany First Nation, James Bay Coast
- What conservation issue is closest to your heart?
- Wildlife preservation and water management.
- What are you hoping to learn from CCC?
- I expect to learn technical skills in relation to conservation.
- Who/what inspired you to care about conservation?
- Outward Bound Canada and their instructors as well as my father. OBC instructors taught me the importance of mindfulness in the wilderness while my father taught me the importance that balance has in a wilderness setting.
- If you could sit down with anyone in the world and have tea or coffee, who would it be? And why?
- Alanis Obomsawin. I am a fan of her artistic works. She has given voices and avenues of expression to those who aren’t able to be heard on the world stage. She has dabbled in cinematic documentaries, created music infused with traditional motifs, and has been vocal on a number of indigenous issues in Canada. I don’t know what kind of conversation I would have with her, but I do know I would ask her how she kept committed to her cause and motivated in her work despite the obstacles she faced during her time.
My Experience So Far
Putting the Fun in Fundy
Stage 1
For Group 11 CCC members, the adventure begins in New Brunswick, where members set off for a paddling adventure on the Bay of Fundy. There they will practice their paddling and wilderness camp skills before setting off to kayak from Back Bay to Oak Bay, through Passamaquoddy Bay via the lower St. Croix River. Along the way the team will have the opportunity to be awe-struck by the scenery while enjoying all that Fundy has to offer.
Conservation Field Learning
Stage 2