Young people from remote northern Manitoba communities are in town

About fifty young people from remote communities in northern Manitoba are enjoying a fun-filled weekend at Camp Manitou in Winnipeg, under the aegis of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Center association.

In addition to the entertainment sessions, the young people have a busy program with workshops, including an educational session on mental health.

Taylinn Tssessaze, originally from the First Nation Northlands Denesulinelocated in northwest Manitoba, is participating in this camp for the third time.

With her classmates, she likes to get away from her everyday life and discover new activities.

It’s an entertaining experience that allows you to forget your problemsshe assures.

Meet new people, go shopping [magasinage]go to new places. It’s a good time to have fun.

On Saturday, the young people took to the ice with former National Hockey League players, like Ray Neufeld.

I like children. I like to learn a little about their culture too. I love the interactions with them, their smiles and the pleasure they experiencehe says.

The young people are impatiently awaiting the Jets game on Sunday evening against the Flamesand she hopes that her favorite team will win.

I like it when they winthis Taylinn Tssessaze

To make the stay as smooth as possible, young leaders accompany the children throughout the journey, like Iliana Mason, who comes from the Sagkeeng First Nation. She recognizes the importance of these excursions for young indigenous people.

They don’t have these kinds of experiences as much as others and they should, everyone should have experiences. It’s fun. And it’s free, so it’s a great experience for childrenbelieves Iliana Mason.

The association Winnipeg aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre has been organizing this event for seven years in collaboration with the company True Northowner of the Winnipeg Jets.

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With information from Juliette Straet