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Russ McRae - AAROE Survival and Wilderness Travel Adventures
Re-connect with nature through Métis cultural experiences. Tend the sacred fire — an invitation to presence. Let your steps slow as we walk beneath the trees, listening with our hearts. Embrace outdoor survival experiences as the land holds you, guiding you into rest and connection, feeling the land’s breath move through your own. We close in quiet gathering, held by fire, stories, and the land beneath us.
This gentle, guided experience offers a return to self through the rhythms of the natural world, making it ideal for those seeking healing, presence, and a deeper bond with the land while learning wilderness survival skills.
Discover the ancient art of fire-starting using natural materials and simple tools in this 2-hour hands-on experience. You'll learn essential wilderness survival skills that will empower you to build and sustain a fire in any condition—rain, snow, or wind. This session is perfect for those looking for outdoor survival experiences and is rooted in Métis cultural experiences.
Who it's for: Ages 12 - Adult who are interested in fire building, survival, and Métis teachings.
Step into the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley for a guided walk that delves into the edible and medicinal plants surrounding us. This outdoor survival experience will teach you how to identify, respectfully harvest, and utilize common wild plants for food, healing, and a deeper connection to the land. Enriched with stories, sensory experiences, and traditional Métis cultural experiences, this gentle walk provides both learning and grounding in nature.
Who It’s For:
Perfect for families, nature lovers, and anyone interested in developing wilderness survival skills and reconnecting with the land.
Unlock the language of the land by learning how animals, plants, and the elements reveal direction and movement. This 2-hour experience teaches natural navigation using subtle signs hidden in the wild, making it one of the enriching Métis cultural experiences. Participants will also gain valuable outdoor survival experiences and essential wilderness survival skills.
Who it's for: Ages 8 - Adult who are nature enthusiasts, families, and beginners interested in learning how to navigate using nature.
In this 2-hour outdoor survival experience, you will learn to build a basic, reliable shelter using only natural materials. This hands-on introduction to wilderness survival skills takes place in the wild, providing an authentic Métis cultural experience.
Who it's for: All ages, with supervision for children under 10.
In this 2-hour experience, you will step into the world of Métis scouts, immersing yourself in traditional Métis cultural experiences. You will learn to track animals as they did, discovering the hidden stories in tracks, signs, and the whispers of nature. This journey will reveal how these wilderness survival skills were once essential and remain vital for thriving in the great outdoors.
Who it's for: Families, explorers, nature enthusiasts, animal lovers, and those interested in learning basic traditional Métis tracking techniques as part of outdoor survival experiences.
Not all fires are lit with matches. Some are born from stories, steel, and the steady rhythm of bow and string. In this hands-on Métis cultural experience, you’ll shape flame from earth and effort, then sit beside its glow as teachings rise with the smoke. This is fire as teacher, a perfect foundation for learning outdoor survival experiences and wilderness survival skills. Come tend the flame — and let it tend to you.
Ideal for families, nature lovers, adventurers, cultural explorers, and anyone seeking a meaningful connection to the land and ancient traditions.
This workshop delves into the sun’s guiding role in Indigenous Medicine Wheel teachings, which symbolize direction, energy, and the beginning of a new cycle. Participants will engage in Métis cultural experiences as they learn solar navigation techniques, including how to utilize the sun’s position to determine cardinal directions. The session will emphasize hands-on practice in the wild, focusing on outdoor survival experiences that teach how to navigate using the sun, shadows, and basic tools, ultimately building confidence in wilderness survival skills without relying on a compass.
In this workshop, participants explore the role of communication and connection in survival, drawing on Indigenous Medicine Wheel teachings that highlight the significance of clear communication for spiritual clarity and survival. This experience emphasizes Métis cultural experiences and incorporates essential wilderness survival skills. Learners will master signaling techniques, using fire, smoke, mirrors, and reflective materials.
The workshop includes hands-on practice in setting up and sending signals over distances, teaching how to effectively draw attention and enhance the chances of rescue during outdoor survival experiences.
This workshop draws from the South’s teachings of growth, nurturing, and protection, emphasizing outdoor survival experiences that foster both physical and emotional security through shelter. Participants will explore Métis cultural experiences while learning to build shelters using natural materials, such as lean-tos, debris huts, and other emergency structures. The session focuses on hands-on construction, imparting wilderness survival skills to create safe, protective spaces that support both physical survival and emotional well-being in the wild.