Gdakiiminaan Giganawendaamin – Caring For Our Land

This project has two different initiatives. It will work to reestablish and rehabilitate the land at Nimkii Aazhibikoong which is a year-round, land-based language and culture camp. The camp is located on a site that was impacted by development. As a result, the land in and surrounding the culture camp lacks biodiversity and good soil. The project aims to give back to the land at the culture camp by bringing in soil, planting native wild flower seeds, other plants/medicines and fruit bearing trees that are local to the area. They would also like to purchase some wild rice seed in the fall of 2022 to reseed in the lake where Nimkii Aazhibikoong is located. The second aspect of the project is to help to the Nimkii Youth Collective with the gear they need to host seasonal cultural camps by purchasing two prospector tents and a tipi that will be used at their land-based events/activities.