Cole Flanagan says he can’t stop talking about his experience in the Canadian Rockies earlier this summer – and it wasn’t just about having mountain adventures.“It was very heavy at times,” said the 21-year-old from Southern Ontario.
“I was doing online teaching from home and watching youth at home, trying to connect with them and help them through a pretty isolating time,” he said. Mr. Robb said he noticed a growing need for youth to gain some life experience before making decisions about their future. Mr. Kootenay said it’s an opportunity to reach more young people, including those in Indigenous communities, by providing a safe space to learn through both traditional and Western knowledge.Mr. Kootenay, also a faculty member in Indigenous leadership at the Banff Centre, said there are programs on reconciliation for adults but not many for youth.
“I didn’t know that many Indigenous people before the trip, like almost zero, and to become friends with locals and staff members of Howl who are Indigenous and to hear some of their stories and what’s going on in their communities was very eye-opening.”“I describe it like an adult field trip,” she said.
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