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Perfect for travellers seeking meaningful human connections, the Pilgrimage to Indigenous Lands offered by Spiritours is a three-day guided immersion experience in the Atikamekw community of Manawan, north of Lanaudière. Guided tours, cultural workshops, spiritual celebrations, and moments of sharing will allow you to discover their way of life and ancestral traditions. You’ll also participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, a significant event that seeks to offer a deeper understanding of the history and realities of Indigenous peoples.
Deadline to reserve your spot: July 29, 2026
Trip dates: September 29 to October 1, 2026
A living space rooted in the history and knowledge of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh, the Musée ilnu de Mashteuiatsh offers not only a wide variety of exhibitions (website in French only) but also an outdoor interpretive site that invites you to discover the land and its riches.
Activities include the guided tour of the “Nuhtshimihtsh – In the Forest” site to learn about the boreal flora of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region and its importance in the Pekuakamiulnuatsh way of life. Another guided activity will focus specifically on the essential role of plants, objects made from plant-based resources, and the respectful relationship maintained with the territory’s natural resources. Both activities are available through September 5, 2026.
Located on Mohawk (Kanien’kehá:ka) territory in Kahnawà:ke, the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Sanctuary, established within the Saint-François-Xavier Mission, is dedicated to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Indigenous woman in North America to be canonized, in 2012. Known as the “Lily of the Mohawks,” Kateri Tekakwitha, born in 1656, occupies a central place in this spiritually significant site. Her tomb is located in the church, on the right near the altar. The mission also houses a collection of Indigenous, Canadian, and European artifacts dating back from the 17th to the 20th century, and has recently opened an interpretation centre dedicated to the life and legacy of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
From June through September, the site is open to visitors Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The site is also part of the Sanctuaires du fleuve, a circuit that showcases rich heritage treasures and history, offering visitors the chance to delve deeper into the region’s past.
Aux Cinq Sens is a place to reconnect with nature. Eco-friendly accommodations—mini-houses, mini-cabins, traditional yurts, studios, hammock tents or rustic camping—await you in the magnificent mountainous region of the Eastern Townships, on the Ndakina territories of the W8banaki and Onyionhwentsïio’ territories of the Wendat. Many activities are available on site, such as the immersive audio experience Rencontre avec l’esprit de la forêt (Encounter with the spirit of the forest), which blends nature with ancestral Indigenous wisdom.
When booking with Spiritours (information in French only), you can choose between two different types of stays: a solo retreat that includes, among other things, an immersive audio experience built around a Wendat legend in which the site’s Indigenous medicinal plants are featured; or a guided retreat, including two solo activities with Paule or Benoit, the site’s hosts, such as a nature bath, a nomad’s walk, a creative Medicine Wheel workshop or an activity that explores harmonization through nature.
