Giikendasowin Camp

The Giikendasowin Camp (The Spirit of Knowledge Seeking) aspires to engage and inspire indigenous youth of Treaty #3 to get involved with nature and learn about Anishinaabe culture and traditions through a 2 week overnight summer camp with Anishinaabe educators and Elders. The Manitou Youth Group was created by Seth and Natasha during the summer of 2019 after their friend group realized that youth events/projects weren’t happening on their reserve as much as they used to. Since then Seth, Tashie, and other indigenous youth from Rainy River First Nations have held multiple meetings, events, and fundraisers to promote youth engagement within the reserve. Their main motivation is to create a healthy and fun environment for the youth to learn valuable life skills such as strong/healthy relationship building, cultural traditions/teachings, organizing etc.