Resource person: Neerava: info@fircom.ca

Description:

An exciting and intergenerational week of camps in partnership with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation, Ayas Menmen and the David Suzuki Foundation. 

This will be an incredible week at camp! Come and make new friends and get to know Gambier Island/Chá7elkwnech while immersed in Squamish/Skwxwù7mesh culture. Indigenous and non-indigenous campers, Camp Counsellors, and facilitators will walk together through this week of joyful play and exploration. Each age group will be part of a focus activity that they will work on throughout the week. They will be guided in this project by Squamish leaders - both elders and youth ambassadors. For example, campers may make their own drum, weave cedar, or create their own salve to get rid of mosquito bites!

Cabin groups will journey through all activities together. Every camper will have a chance to go paddling on the ocean and enjoy a variety of classic Camp Fircom activities. All age groups (Junior, Senior and Teen) will come together for campfires and campwide games in the evening.

Campers will also have the special and unique opportunity to share and learn Skwxwù7mesh language, drumming, and dance. By the end of the week everyone will have new friends, awesome memories, and a deepening connection with the Skwxwù7mesh people’s culture and land they have cared for over generations.

Chá7elkwnech is the original name of Gambier Island in the Squamish language. The name reminds us that we are brought together by the power of long-held sacred Skwxwù7mesh land.

Come learn the Orca song with us and celebrate the incredible history, culture, ecology, and community that is the Howe Sound/ Atl’kitsem!

PAYMENT: As of April 1, 2024, 100% payment is due at time of registration, unless applying for subsidy with UGM.

Available: 11/18

Price: $720.00 Taxes not included

Required age: 10 - 12 years old on the day of the activity

Notes: Important information such as packing information or water taxi times will be sent out via email 3-4 weeks before camp. Total fees for camp will be reflected on your emailed invoice. To see outstanding balance after initial payment, please log into your account.

Prerequisites: Campers must have completed Grade 5 or 6 (ages 10 to 12) in the 2023/2024 school year.

More information: PAYMENT: As of April 1, 2024, 100% payment is due at time of registration, unless applying for subsi

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