It's Time!

For nearly two years, co-coordinators Tina Kuckkahn (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe), Dawn Mackety (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians/Potawatomi) and Nick Gordon (Oneida) have been working to bring this vision to life—retracing the Anishinaabe Migration from the East Coast to the Great Lakes, primarily by jiimaan (canoe). We’ve been mapping the route, planning logistics, building partnerships, and getting fired up for what this Journey can mean for all our Peoples.

This past September, we completed a week-long Voyageur canoe navigation and safety training on Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan. As a result, we now have 7 certified Voyageur navigators with Level 3 ORCKA certification ready to help guide the Jiimaan Journey as it travels from the East over the next few summers, beginning on the Summer Solstice of 2026.

Now, we’re inviting you to help shape what comes next.

How You Can Be Involved

There is a place for everyone in this movement. You might feel called to:

• Paddle as part of the canoe crews

• Support as ground crew or support boat crew

• Help with communications and storytelling

• Assist with Tribal Nation-to-Nation protocols

• Contribute to fundraising and resource-building

• Or help in another way we haven’t even named yet

If your heart is saying “yes,” we want you with us.

Answering the Call of the Prophecy

In the spirit of the historic Three Fires Confederacy, we will travel as one People across Turtle Island. We are following the 7th Fire Prophecy, going back along the trail to seek what our Ancestors left for us to pick up.

This Journey is more than a canoe trip. It is a spiritual, cultural, and community movement.

How will you respond to the call of the Prophecy?

The more hearts and hands we have, the stronger this Jiimaan Journey will be.

Chi miigwech for your interest, your energy, and your willingness to walk—and paddle—this path with us.

In gratitude,

Tina Kuckkahn