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Strathcona Wilderness Centre - Family Field trip

On September 22, 2018, AHC's settlement team hosted a family field trip for clients and their families at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. The fun-filled day included a guided tour, a fire lighting tutorial (participants practiced a variety of fire lighting techniques to enable them to start a fire in any weather. Topics include the difference between tinder and kindling, how to collect materials responsibly from the environment and how to build a fire that will provide sufficient warmth and comfort to survive in the bush). Participants learned knot tying, shelter building, and tarp set-up. Concepts of minimal impact camping were emphasized. The focus of this program was a hands-on experience, providing participants with an opportunity to construct their own shelters and identify the purpose behind various methods of shelter building. View images from the field trip below.

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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times. 
We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.
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