Tribal Journeys canoe trip makes welcome stop in Nanaimo on lengthy voyage
NANAIMO — Hundreds of weary paddlers arrived in Nanaimo as part of a deeply personal canoe voyage.
Roughly 70 canoes landed on Snuneymuwx First Nation shores Sunday, July 30 as part of the lengthy Tribal Journeys canoe trip to Campbell River. Paddlers were already several days into the odyssey, having started at Port Renfrew.
The annual drug and alcohol free event is designed to reconnect Indigenous teens and young adults with their heritage by visiting other bands and communities along the path to Campbell River.