Anishinaabe Land Stewardship
"A Journey Into the Sacred"
Our sacred gathering begins with a journey deep into the heart of Northern Ontario, where the veil between worlds grows thin and the land hums with ancient wisdom. We’ll travel by boat across pristine waters, to an island wrapped in ancient magick and healing light.
The moment your feet touch this land, a deep peace will wash over you. You’ll feel your heart soften, your breath deepen, and your spirit begin to remember. The air is pure and alive. Peace begins to settle into your bones, and your heart will recognize the invitation: you are meant to be here.
The Land That Calls Us Home
This enchanted island is home to Sara-Jane and Pellow’s Best Canadian Fishing—a place known for its natural beauty, now opening its heart to something entirely new.
For the first time ever, this land will host a gathering devoted to spiritual healing, soul awakening, and deep connection. We are deeply honoured and grateful to share this moment with you, to walk gently with the ancestors and elementals, and to listen deeply to the stories this land is ready to tell.
Each one of us has had the privilege of being on this land, receiving its medicine, and connecting with the ancestors and guardians who live here. We can all attest to the power, wisdom, and transformative energy held within this place.
A Message from the Heart of the Island
Below, Sara-Jane shares her experience as her sacred role and responsibility as a steward of the land. What it means to live here and listen to the ancient earth wisdom that it holds.
We acknowledge that our story on this land has just begun when compared to the thousands of years that Anishinaabe people have lived on and cared for this land.
Since time immemorial and into today, the Anishinaabe have lived on and stewarded the land where we gather, in the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe and Cree peoples in the Treaty 9 area, also recognizing the neighbouring First Nations of Brunswick House, Chapleau Cree, Chapleau Ojibwe, Michipicoten, and Missanabi Cree.
As the original people of this land, the Anishinaabe have always lived in reciprocal, respectful relations with the land and waters and all living things. Despite hundreds of years of harmful colonization efforts that continue into today, they retain an unbroken natural relationship with their land through speaking their original languages; practicing their ceremonies; hunting, trapping, and fishing; and honouring cultural traditions passed down for thousands of years.
As guests gathering on Anishinaabe land, we are committed to recognizing, respecting, and supporting their rights and practices in meaningful and heartfelt ways.
Anishinaabe, Chapleau, 1884