Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario & Nike N7, Akwesasne
The Aboriginal Sport & Wellness Council in partnership with N7 will provide athletes from the community an opportunity to develop their skill and build capacity within sporting events that the community has decided as a priority. Our goal is to provide opportunities but also to develop and prepare athletes for high level performance.
Sports Camps Canada is excited to launch these camps. The Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario & Nike N7 camps mission is to provide opportunities for our young people that will foster and enhance skill development in sports and recreation.
Highlights Include
- Sport, Mental, Focus and Visual Instruction
- Respect, Medicine Wheel, Thanks Giving Address, Natural Law Principles and Values
- Sport techniques, Strategy, Games & Their Origin
- Nutrition & How to Train Yourself
- Tai-Chi, Yoga/Fitness Class/Circuit Training
- Cultural Camping Experience - Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Swiming, Walks on the medicine trail, Star Gazing, Legends, Iroquois song and dance, the big drum
- Group Dynamics, Teamwork and Individuality
- Capture the Flag, Outdoor learning
- Overview of the 2017 North American Indigenous Games
- Culture sessions by Traditional Speakers
- Optional Day: Canoe Certification - Great Lakes, Kahnawake's 25th Anniversary of the "Echoes of a Proud Nation" Pow Wow
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Meet Camp Coaches
Mekwan
Camp Details
Few things have the power to bring people together like sport. Victory is contagious. Defeat unites. And the concept of team – all sharing the same goal – creates an unbreakable bond among teammates, a community, even an entire nation. Sport has the power to change lives.
Facilities
Campers will participate in activities at the following venues:
A'nowara'ko:wa Arena, NAV Centre, Thomson Island Cultural Camp
Sample Daily Schedule
- 8:00 am Fitness Training/Circuit Training
- 8:30 am Tai-chi
- 9:00 am Breakfast
- 10:00 am Lacrosse or Canoe/Kayak
- 12:00 pm Lunch (provided)
- 1:00 pm Volleyball or Soccer or Archery/Medicine Walk
- 3:30 pm Health Break
- 4:00 pm Lacrosse/Video Reflections/Demos
- 5:00 pm Day Campers Dismissed/Dinner & Social time
- 6:00 pm on Fishing/Capture the Flag/Free Play
Camp Dates & Prices
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