Accepting applications now!

• Application Form

• We accept applications from Indigenous and Non-Indigenous youth from across Canada.

• Youth must be 14 to 18 years old on the first day of the canoe trip.

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Reconciliation Journey

• There is no cost to the participants. The trip is funded by the project, including the cost of travel to Temagami, accommodation and food in Barrie and Temagami, and the return trip home. Canoes, camping gear and food on the trip are provided.  

• Meet in Barrie at Georgian College and travel by bus to Lake Temagami, Ontario, to learn the teachings of the land, the Indigenous people, their culture and traditions.

• Travel to the base camp in the interior of Lake Temagami where the guides, canoes and supplies will be waiting.

• Receive orientation and skills training in canoe tripping and wilderness travel.

• Get to know each other and the trip leaders.

• Travel by canoe through Lake Temagami, and back to Northwaters base camp, building friendships, having fun and learning respect for the land and each other, as well as gaining knowledge in reconciliation and Indigenous culture and spirituality.

 

Application Form

Please submit your application form for Gibimishkaadimin.

• Application Form

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Packing List

• What to bring packing checklist

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Logistics​

• Youth will gather at Georgian College in Barrie, greet each other, stay overnight and travel to base camp on Lake Temagami.

• Baggage must be packed in soft-sided bags.

• There is no internet or cell service during the canoe trip, so phones will be stored for safety. We will focus on each other and the land.

• No alcohol and no recreational drugs on the Gibimishkaadimin journey. This will be strictly enforced.

• We will provide a "What to Bring Packing Checklist."  Let us know well in advance if you are missing anything critical.  

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Videos

Get an idea of what the journey will be like by viewing the videos from previous canoe trips: 

• 2025

• 2023

• 2022

• 2019

• 2018 

• 2017