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Camp & Research Station experience, share stories about creation at the Territories. They feature a wide array of
immersing participants in this dreamy Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre explorations from river tours, to reindeer
geography and stunning wildlife viewing. (www.wagmatcook.com). Listen to their excursions, introductory 3-day visits, and
The tallest mountains in Canada east of the ancient tales teaching how to live properly, the 7-day Ultimate Arctic Adventure
Rockies spy over a mythical mix of fj ords, how animals interact with the elements, Package (www.tundranorthtours.com).
rivers, fl ood plains and coastal wilderness. and details about powerful ceremonial tools Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre beckons
Torngat Mountains Base Camp treks—both of their society—like the medicine wheel. visitors from June 28 to July 4 for their
Wolf and Caribou Adventures—are classic Less than two hours from Halifax, view popular annual Adäka Cultural Festival—
outdoor explorations that rival any wild petroglyphs created by the Mi’kmaq First Adäka means “coming into the light”
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exploit worldwide (www.thetorngats.com). Nations Peoples in the 18 and 19 centuries (www.kwanlindunculturalcentre.com).
Mi’kmaq powwows on Prince Edward at Kejimkujik National Park, where it is Whitehorse’s waterfront is the Yukon
Island’s Lennox Island sparkle in late July; also possible to camp out under the stars site for this colourful event, mixing
the hungry crowds go to the Aboriginal (www.parkscanada.gc.ca/kejimkujik). traditional and contemporary musical
Food Festival (www.lennoxisland.com). performers and creative artists from local
The Indian Art & Craft store makes its NORTH Yukon First Nations, as well as Indigenous
home on the peaceful shores of famous If Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic are on guests from around the world. The mélange
Malpeque Bay. your bucket list, contact Adventure Canada of entertainment, together with unique
New Brunswick calls everyone interest- for access to Canada’s northern passages workshops and handmade crafts, are
ed in attending powwows to a full seasonal aboard a cruise ship (www.adventurecanada. imbued with the infectious Yukon spirit
menu of options, from St. Mary’s First Nation com). Follow whales, seals and narwhal in and light guarantees guests memorable fun
Powwow which takes place in mid-June at small Zodiac boats up close, photograph (www.travelyukon.com).
the Old Reserve Gound in Fredericton, to endangered polar bears, or bask in the Increase the excitement in Puvirnituq,
the Pabineau First Nation Powwow at the other-worldliness of the aurora borealis an isolated community in Northern Québec.
new Flying Eagle Memorial Powwow (northern lights) in the comfort of your Here you can enjoy a dog sledding adventure
Grounds during mid-July, or the Eel Ground ship. If Indigenous ownership and support- across the sea ice and get a hands-on course
First Nation Powwow around the same time ing sustainability in your travels is with an Inuk master igloo-builder, and even
(www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca). important to you, book with Tundra North sleep under the northern lights in the igloo
Across this bay in Nova Scotia, elders Tours based in Inuvik, Northwest that you built (www.inuitadventures.com).
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