By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Sylvia Plain is a firm believer in mixing things up a bit. Besides being a veteran policy analyst, who has worked for First Nations throughout Ontario, Plain has another gig she’s proud of. Since 2014, the member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, has owned and operated the Great Lakes Canoe Journey Education Program where youth build birch bark canoes and are taught the technology that goes with it. Plain provided details of her program at the three-day First Nations Community Wellness Conference that concluded Aug. 21. The conference, organized by the Chiefs of Ontario, was held in Toronto. Plain was one of the panelists at a conference workshop titled “The Land is Better with us On It: Environmental Caretaking, Youth Empowerment, and Traditional…
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