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Youth learn survival, culture Chris Kornacki Wawatay News
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Three groups of rafters set out from Hearst to travel 285 miles down the Kenogami and Albany rivers to Fort Albany First Nation in late May. The rafters arrived in Fort Albany June 6 after a 10 day journey. The rivers are the traditional travel routes of Fort Albany, Constance Lake and many other neighbouring First Nations. The youth who took part in the expedition want to connect with that heritage. Tina Williams, 18, was just recently elected to council in her community of Fort Albany. Not wanting to miss the opportunity she joined the journey because she misses the river. “I love the water and floating down the river. I don’t care about how many days it takes I’m just enjoying my time here,” Williams said. Her favorite part of the trip was visiting her family’s gravesites and learning about the history of her family in certain places along the river. “I went to go see my great-grandmother’s grave and I found out that my uncle died on this river and his grave is along the river where he passed away,” she said. The trip is part of the Paquataskamik Project, a community-based research and learning program. Its goal is to encourage dialogue between young and old and to understand the importance of traditional territory to a community’s well being. Based out of Fort Albany, the project involves the ongoing process of bringing together youth, adults and Elders. Paquataskamik is the Cree word for all of nature and everything it contains. Sheila Gruner, assistant professor at Algoma University is working on the project. She joined the rafters for a brief period. “Everyone is interested in being out on the land,” Gruner said. “Being out on the land to share the knowledge of the land to the youth. Finding out the stories about some of the sites along the river, and the ecological information too.” She said the project is a land-based strategy to map certain areas, a continuation of work since people first arrived about 10,000 years ago. “It’s recognition of the knowledge that already exists in the area and also raising awareness about the river itself and the cultural meaning to the communities,” Gruner said.
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A group of 17 rafters from Fort Albany First Nation made a 10-day journey along the Kenogami and Albany Rivers from Hearst to Fort Albany. The rafters left May 27 and arrived in the community June 6. The trip was part of the Paquataskamik Project, a community-based research and learning program. The project’s goal is to encourage dialogue between young and old and to understand the importance of traditional territory to a community’s well being. The raft was 63 feet long and 16 feet wide.
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