Sunday, March 14, 2010

Visting Aboriginal Campgrounds this summer

I have just received news from my scholarship, the Garfield Weston Foundation that my summer work program has been approved.
I will be working as a research assistant,traveling and visiting Aboriginal Campgrounds throughout Ontario , one in B.C. and one in New York State.
The selected campgrounds are:
NK' MIP Rv Resort,Osoyoos,B.C.(Osoyoos Indian Band)
Black River Wilderness Park,Wasago,ON(Chippewas of Mnjikaning)
Endaa-aang Tourism Cabin and Camping,Manitoulin Island,ON(Aundeck Ommi Kaning First Nation)
Serpent Mounds Park ,Keene, On(Hiawatha, First Nation)
Potential New Campground Development, Saugeen, ON(Ojibway First Nation)
The Village RV park, Turning Stone resort, Verona NY(Oneida Indian Nation)

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Fort Erie Winter Pow Wow

I am off to the Pow Wow in Fort Erie Ontario today. Should be a great networking opportunity and a wonderful cultural experience for me.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Eco Friendly Aboriginal Campgrounds

Going over a list of the number of Aboriginal Campgrounds in Ontario, interesting of how you get farther north the more Eco-friendly they are.