Culture 2022 Chapleau IYCFF First Nation NFP Canoes, Community and Connections to the Land Funded Amount: $30000 / Projects / IYCFF / Canoes, Community and Connections to the Land This nation building project will empower participants to work as a team, share teachings and learn about the diverse range of non-timber forest products and other values that exist within a forest landscape. This project seeks to foster cultural preservation through knowledge transfer by connecting First Nations youth and Elders together in this land-based traditional canoe building project. All participants will inevitably develop a relationship and connection to the land, water, air and animals as they learn to respectfully handle and harvest living materials from Mother Earth. Participants will learn about their ancestral history and learn to see everything that the forest has to offer.