Over 400 First Nations youth between the ages of 13-19 will be travelling in from various Northern Ontario remote communities to participate in the Tournament of Hope taking place in Thunder Bay, Ontario from April 8-14, 2024. The Tournament of Hope is an annual event that brings First Nations youth together with a goal to give our youth hope for a better future. This entails having youth participate in various programs and workshops meant to address the youth suicide epidemic in our communities as well as to have them take part in a hockey tournament.
The programs and workshops are intended to give our youth guidance on how to navigate life and to plan for the future, while the sports component is aimed to promote sports and healthy active living as one source of maintaining a healthy sense of wellbeing.