About
What if we could safeguard every elder’s teachings, language, and ecological wisdom before it vanishes?
~ Paul Kia‘i Modde
Purpose
To unite humanity through the shared spirit of water, movement, and story—reviving traditional canoe practices as a symbol of global connection, strength, and respect for the Earth.
Mission
To host the world’s longest inland lake canoe race—featuring traditional watercraft from cultures across the world—creating a powerful platform for cross-cultural unity, celebration, and dialogue.
Vision
To become the leading global summit where cultures unite, solutions emerge, and the world learns how to heal—through what we grow, how we eat, and how we care for ourselves and each other.
Meet The Team
Paul Kia’i Modde
Visionary | Regenerative Systems Designer | Global Indigenous-Led Health & Wellness Strategist | Ecological Futurist
Paul Kia‘i Modde is a multidisciplinary visionary and global thought leader whose 35 plus years of incessant research - spanning nutrition, Indigenous knowledge systems, regenerative agriculture, sustainable living, and proactive health - have produced the world’s first proposed Indigenous-led health and wellness residential community resort.
This transformative blueprint sets the foundation for Canada’s premiere Blue Zone and introduces a new global benchmark in culinary excellence through Paul’s Platinum 7-Star Model. A system that surpasses the outdated Michelin standard by redefining what true culinary mastery means in a world facing ecological and health crises.
As the first in history to pursue a truly international health and wellness initiative for all humanity, Paul unites ancestral wisdom, preventative health, regenerative agriculture, ecological design, and global cultural tourism into a single, world-shifting framework capable of reshaping economies, restoring ecosystems, and uplifting communities worldwide.
Frank Marchand
First Nations Canoe Carver
Frank Marchand’s father Gordon Marchand was a Master Carver a practice and designation he passed along to his son Frank who is the leading canoe carver on Lake Okanagan for the Syilx people. He is a member of the Okanagan Indian Band who learned canoe carving from his father a well noted and respected carver in the Okanagan Valley. Frank was nominated as a community changemaker, for having a positive impact on his community for his generosity with gifts of knowledge, food and support.
He epitomizes his cultural values in both the relationship he shared with his father, Elders, and in the role he has played as an educator to dozens of local students. Frank has followed in his father’s footsteps in emphasizing the importance of dugout canoes and traditional waterways to the syilx and secwepemc people through public education.
When Frank hunts or fishes, he shares with those that need it in the band. He’s always there to help anyone,” Frank has taught hundreds of students throughout the province. And has been invited to other countries to teach and share his knowledge.
Bernice Jensen
Sylix Knowledge Keeper
Bernice Jensen is a Syilx Okanagan First Nations and Secwepemc Nation and lives on T’kemlups te Secwepemc (Kamloops, BC) with her husband Tim and family. She has been a Cultural Education Coordinator with School District 73 where she was a facilitator on Indigenous Ways of Knowing. She has worked in the public schools for a total of 36 years.
Bernice is also the owner of All My Relations Creations, where she creates authentic First Nations art such as ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, regalia moccasins, birch bark baskets, cedar bark baskets, pine needle baskets, leather pouches, dentalium necklaces and matching earrings, beaded lanyards, beaded bracelets, parfleche medallions, beaded earrings and more.
Bernice is the manager for All My Relations First Nations Dance Group based in the Okanagan and Shuswap and is an active pow wow dancer in the community, dancing at First Nations pow wows and gatherings.
Tony Solomon
Anishinabek Knowledge Keeper
Tony Solomon has been making and selling teepees and wigwams across Canada for over 25 years. He has travelled across the country to teach clients how to set up and use the teepee effectively as well as some of the history and technology of the teepee, including history and technology of the teepees.
He teaches the spiritual aspect of life the teepee and how that fits into the Anishinabek philosophy including educational workshops.
For Tony making teepees must be quality and stand beside his quality with a money-back guarantee. He states you will not find a better-quality teepee anywhere in the world.
Part of Tony’s responsibility, what his main work is about, is sharing that knowledge, and the teepee is the medium.
Our dream is to set up a teepee health and wellness Village used for Indigenous led Cultural Wellness land-based healing programs and retreats.
Shane Birley
Creative Technologist & Digital Solutions Specialist
Shane Birley of Left Right Minds is a dedicated creative technologist whose passion for meaningful global impact aligns strongly with our vision. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, he brings decades of experience in web development, cloud hosting, content marketing, and practical technology solutions that help organizations understand, trust, and fully utilize their digital tools.
As the artistic director and designer behind our website, Shane contributes not just expertise but genuine commitment to supporting the advancement of our international health, wellness, cultural, and regenerative initiatives. His thoughtful approach, innovative problem-solving, and deep belief in the importance of this work make him an invaluable associate.
We proudly acknowledge Shane as a trusted ally whose professionalism, integrity, and creativity strengthen every step of our global journey.
Global Health, Wellness & Chefs Summit
Purpose
To bring together chefs, healers, innovators, scientists, and culture-bearers from every continent to redefine food, health, and wellness in ways that serve all humanity and protect the Earth.
Mission
To showcase the most effective global approaches to food-as-medicine, holistic health, and sustainable nourishment—bridging cultural knowledge and modern science to address the health crisis facing people everywhere.
Vision
To become the leading global summit where cultures unite, solutions emerge, and the world learns how to heal—through what we grow, how we eat, and how we care for ourselves and each other.
Healing Earth Institute
Purpose
To create the world’s first living model for sustainable, self-sufficient, health-based community living—built for all people, rooted in nature, and designed to be replicated across the globe.
Mission
To show how regenerative farming, clean energy, nutrient-dense food, and ecological design can create healthier, longer-living communities—accessible to all, from urban centers to rural villages.
Vision
To establish a global blueprint for wellness-based living that empowers communities everywhere to grow their own food, restore their health, and live in harmony with the planet.
One Tribe Media
Purpose
To awaken global consciousness through truth-based storytelling—sharing powerful, untold narratives that unite cultures, protect the Earth, and inspire a more informed, compassionate humanity.
To design and build the worlds first Global Indigenous Data Centre right here in the Okanagan.
Mission
To produce world-class books, music, films, and digital content that bring together ancient wisdom, modern truths, and bold visions for the future of our planet and its people.
Vision
To build a global media platform that serves as the voice of truth, healing, and cultural renewal—uniting all peoples through powerful stories that guide the way forward for Earth and all who call it home.
