Pulling Together Canoe Journey aims to be ‘reconciliation in action’ as it paddles the Shuswap
Over the years the event has taken place in many locations around B.C. so this year’s return to Secwepemc territory is special for local participants.Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing, shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
“A lot of our youth and a lot of our elders haven’t even seen all of this . So to see it from a different perspective being on the water, is just phenomenal,” said Tia Arnouse, a youth participant from the Adams Lake Indian Band.On Wednesday, a councillor from Adams Lake Indian Band, one of the host communities, was on hand at Harold Provincial Park on Shuswap Lake to welcome the boats as they arrived for a lunch break.
“Just check us out as we journey through the Shuswap region over the next five or six days. We would love people to come out and see us as we go by. It’s a beautiful sight,” said Blake.
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