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Wassegijig works in Ottawa with the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) as provincial coordinator of the organization's victim services program. She started in the position in January 2005. A short time later, she was asked to sit on the steering committee that was organizing the canoe expedition. Once the other expedition participants were selected, it was Wassegijig's responsibility to get them ready for the trip. She had to organize the needed food and gear, and train the other members of the crew in just seven days.
"The hospitality that we had along the way was just so amazing," she said. "We had so much support out there and I think that's what gave us our drive. There wasn't one community that was the same. We got to experience something different in each community, whether it be the type of food that was served, to the entertainment.""These people just stopped what they were doing for the afternoon and they cooked us this amazing hot meal," said Wassegijik. "They were just so amazing."See the full content of this document
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Canoe Expedition a Life-Changing Experience
OTTAWA
It was her love of the outdoors that made Angela Wassegijig decide to take on the challenge of guiding six young modern-day voyageurs on a 2,300-km expedition along a historic Metis trade route.On June 1, she and her fellow travellers climbed into a 26 foot recreation of a voyageur canoe and...See the full content of this document
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