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Measuring Progress

• Broader spectrum of recreation options • Greater participation in existing recreation
• Safe and low cost recreation programs for youth, • An increase in safe and accessible outdoor recreation
adults and elders options (parks and playgrounds)

Key Challenges And Concerns

• Focus on physical activity is healthy, but need to expand view what is considered recreation, such as art, culture, music, literacy, etc.
• Sport options can be overly competitive and exclude casual participation
• Lack of community land for park or trail development; outdoor recreation options have been unsafe in the past
• Lacrosse culture has become focused on ego and competition– lost connection to it as the creator’s game
• Behaviour problems of youth and adults can make it hard for recreation facilitators to safely run activities
• Cost of sport equipment and paying to use parks and facilities excludes some community members
• Maintenance and check-ins of parks and equipment is not kept up, parks are subject to vandalism

Suggested Lead Partners

• Parks and Recreation • Health Services • Minor sports • Kayanase
Department • Social Services • Six Nations Tourism • New/emerging orgs

Timeline

OBJECTIVES STATUS IN 2019
Need for more Parks & Recreation staff to facilitate, dedicated leads for different age
Expand youth, elder and family categories based around age-appropriate healthy development, need for greater
programming at Dajoh in collaboration among different organizations providing recreation to reduce overlap.
SHORT diverse options More emphasis needed on music, art, dance etc. options.
(2019-2024)
Provide diverse non- Some co-ed casual sports leagues exist, more diversity needed in the sports offered and
competitive recreation leagues ages targeted.

Develop structure to provide Facilities are very costly to maintain, but charging a fee can be a barrier to community
free or low-cost recreation for members. Structures need to be developed to reduce that barrier. Community
community members Partnership program in place for Chiefswood Park and Gathering Place by the Grand.
Two of the old school sites have been converted to parks, need more resources for
Build more play grounds and
MEDIUM parks monitoring and maintenance of existing parks, and to create more parks around the
community on community land.
(2025-2029)
Action needed to root our game in our teachings as the creator’s game to promote
healthy competition. We need leagues to be based on standards of good mind
Develop Iroquois Lacrosse building up young players to be ambassadors of our culture and community.
Association and standards
Assembly of First Nations initiated and Indigenous Lacrosse Association which is
being explored locally.
Develop community trail Tourism and Kayanase have plans to expand trail network but private landownership
network is a barrier. Could align with future transportation options of biking and walking trails.
LONG
(2030-2039)
Build a Six Nations Community
Pool Feasibility studies need to be completed to explore different options and locations.

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