Prairie to Pine Regional Council

Neechi Camp
2026-07-02 - 2026-07-06 | Fisher River United Church, CJRQ+99, Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba, R0C 0S0, Canada
Neechi Camp will take place for the second year in a row in Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation, also named Fisher River, MB. We will set up camp on the beautiful grassy area beside Fisher River United Church. We will use the church as our home base and other spaces in the community such as the brand new Red Turtle Lodge, the river, the land, and the lake as additional places of learning. Neechi Camp will give Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth the opportunity to connect and build friendships while experiencing and learning about Indigenous culture through activities and ceremony led by elders and other community members. Youth will have the opportunity to:

go out in a boat to do net fishing
clean, prepare, and fry the fresh fish
make a rattle to use in ceremony
watch and learn from traditional dancers (hoop dancing and pow wow dancing)
learn ceremonial drum songs
take part in a sweat lodge ceremony
cook some of our meals, play games, enjoy a campfire
learn stories and a little bit of the Cree language from Elders as we gather in daily sharing circle

Read a story by Bradley, a camper at Neechi Camp 2025, illustrated with photos taken at camp For youth 12 and 17 years old. Please click here to ask questions or let us know you are interested. Older or younger than that, and still interested? Fill out the form and we can discuss possibilities.

ALF 2026 Youth Retreat
2026-10-23 18:30 - 2026-10-25 13:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Minnedosa United Church, 48 Main St. S, Minnedosa, MB, R0J 1E0, Canada
Theme: “Faith in Film”
If you are a grade 7 to 12 youth, we welcome you to join us at Minnedosa United Church, in Minnedosa, MB from October 23rd to 25th to consider how movies inform our faith. Make friends with other youth from across the United Church’s Prairie to Pine Region while exploring the theme through Worship, Song, and Inter-active Theme Times.. The retreat wouldn’t be complete without social time — dancing, games, chatting over meals (and canteen treats)! …and then rolling out your sleeping bag on a church floor to dream sweet dreams surrounded by new and old friends resting up for another busy exciting day! The retreat is planned by young people for young people. Invite your friends, neighbours, cousins and/or new buddies from summer camp. Haven’t been to a retreat before? – See: Retreat description for potential participants. To allow all to attend, no matter their family’s financial status, the fee is suggested on a “pay what you can” scale from full fee of $100 down to $25, with discounts for early registration.
First time registrants enjoy a discounted fee of $85 right up to the registration deadline, to give us time to get the word out to new families.
All return retreat participants:

Registration – $100 – deadline Oct 12th BUT you can SAVE by registering early…
Labour Day special – 15% off until Sept 7th = $85
Early bird discount 10% off until Sept 23rd = $90

Subsidized fees of $50 or $25 are also offered in the registration form for use by those who need that option.
REGISTER HERE
We are also looking for leaders age 16+. Interested? Apply here ASAP.
