"We want small bikes." Sometimes the smallest voices start the biggest things. At TaOtha Community School, the youngest students put their request in writing. The wheels they set in motion haven't stopped since. 

This National Indigenous History Month, we're excited to share a partnership with Budget Promotion that celebrates the power of sport and community.

A celebration of culture, community, and the joy of traditional games. The Northern Alberta Traditional Games Festival brought youth, families, and community together for a day full of laughter, energy, and belonging.

This season? Unforgettable!
We did it again, and it was something special.
Across 7 festivals this winter, staff, volunteers, and community partners came together to bring these days to life, filled with energy, connection, and moments we won’t forget.

Thanks to a $372,100 GROW grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Spirit North is expanding land-based sport and play programs for Indigenous youth across the Sudbury region.

Finn brings a thoughtful and community-centered approach to every program he leads. His passion for the outdoors and commitment to building strong relationships allows him to create meaningful connections with youth and communities across Ontario.

Spirit North’s Impacts and approach are featured in new Calacus White Paper

Spirit North is reaching new audiences around the world, thanks in part to a feature in a new white paper created by renowned sports PR firm, Calacus.

Ontario is home to some of our newest programs. This year, 2,374 students across 14 communities and 27 schools in Ontario began exploring the local waterways with our summer canoeing programs.  

For youth living in Northern communities, with skis comes new, friendly faces and stories. Skiing is also a way for youth to connect to the land and each other when everything feels so far away. 

Walking together to grow cultural programs in Manitoba

Every day, young people are choosing to be leaders, peer mentors, and orchestrators of inspiration for younger generations.

A new bike fleet is igniting possibilities in Southern Alberta. And in communities where access to recreation can be limited, a bike opens a world of possibilities. 

Through our traveling programs Spirit North goes far, but with partners, we can go further. That’s what makes working with youth, schools, and communities so special. 

Skylar and Stephane Richard bring family, culture and the land to the heart of programs in Southern BC 

Great news! We are honoured and very grateful to be one of the charities selected to receive donation matching in this year’s Rogers Charity Classic Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink. Donate by August 31, 2025, and your gift will be matched up to 50%.

Robi Fish is a Community Program Leader with Spirit North, and is based in Mînî Thnî, Bow Valley, AB, Treaty 7. Robi has been with us for four years and her programs are generally connected to her passions for hiking, biking, and skiing. She was drawn to Spirit North through a shared understanding of the power of sport and play, and it’s ability to create space for people to connect with themselves, each other, and the land where they live. 

Jake Finney has worked with Spirit North for 4.5 years. He’s a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Treaty 8, and is a Community Program Leader in Athabasca and Edmonton, AB, Treaty 6.

On June 5th, 2025, the second annual Treaty 6 Athletics Traditional Games Festival took place at maskêkosak kiskinomâtowikamik in Enoch Cree Nation. The event is a unique opportunity for students to participate in competitive versions of some traditional games played in Spirit North programs or land-based learning classes.

We (you) did it! Staff, volunteers, and helpers of all kinds geared up for another fantastic festival season in 15 regions this year…and we’ve got the photos to prove it!