By Kimberley Falk
In its continuing journey towards supporting Truth and Reconciliation, the Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) has provided a grant to the Ottawa Riverkeeper to share the age-old tradition of birch bark canoe construction through the Canoeing Together Initiative. This program, far beyond its educational scope, serves as a bridge, connecting Indigenous youth with their ancestral crafts while fostering an enriched understanding of the significance of these traditions in today’s world. The grant through the OCF’s Community Grants Program was made possible with help from a generous fundholder.