Adam Beach

* Solomon Islands
* Kootenays

**Adam Beach** was a castaway from *Canadian Survivor: Kootenays* and *Canadian Survivor: Solomon Islands*.

## Profile

Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba. He is Anishinaabe and has some Icelandic roots through his great-grandmother. Beach spent his early years with his parents and two brothers on the Lake Manitoba/Dog Creek First Nation Reserve at Lake Manitoba. When Beach was eight years old, his mother, Sally Beach, eight months pregnant with a baby girl, was killed by a drunk driver. Eight weeks after his mother's death, the family discovered their father Dennis Beach had drowned near the community. It is unclear whether his death was an accident or suicide.

Adam and his two brothers initially lived with their grandmother; he was with her from age 8 to 12. Five years after their parents' deaths, the three brothers were taken to Winnipeg to live with an aunt and paternal uncle: Agnes and Chris Beach (his father's brother). Adam refers to his Uncle Chris as "Dad".

Beach attended a drama class at Gordon Bell High School. He began performing in local theatre productions, and eventually dropped out of school to take a lead role at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

## Survivor

### *Kootenays*

On *Canadian Survivor: Kootenays*, Adam was a member of the Sinixt tribe. On Day 3, Adam joins Triple A Alliance with Aiden Kelsall and Anick Peschel. On Day 6, Adam bonds strongly with Betty Walraven. On Day 9, Aiden abandons the Triple A Alliance, but Adam and Anick strengthen their position in the tribe by joining the 6-person majority Sinixt Alliance with Betty Walraven, Ed Young, Emilly Gomes and Michel Villalobos.

### *Solomon Islands*

On *Canadian Survivor: Solomon Islands*, Adam was a member of the Niupani tribe. On Day 3, Adam is targeted by Dan Nagy, but Adam joins Malik Hussain and the majority in voting out Nafi Shah to remain strong. Day 9, Adam targets Ga-Ram Chong, however Malik targets Adam and his majority alliance sends Adam home.

#### Voting History

 1 | Nafi

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Adam was the first contestants from Manitoba.
* Adam and Anick Peschel were the first Indigenous contestants on Canadian Survivor.
* Adam was the youngest member of the Ktunaxa tribe.
* Adam and Anick Peschel are the first Indigenous castaways to make the merge.
* Adam was the first BIPOC male castaway to win individual immunity on *Canadian* *Survivor*.
* Adam is the youngest contestant to win an individual Immunity Challenge, at 27-years-old.
	+ This record would be broken by Finley Rowe on *Canadian Survivor: Borneo*, at 19-years-old.
* Adam is the first castaway to win multiple individual Immunity Challenges.
* Adam is the first player to win the loved one challenge.
* Adam is the first castaway to place 6th in *Canadian Survivor*.
* Adam is the first Indigenous castaway voted out of *Canadian Survivor*.
* Adam was the first Indigenous castaway to become a member of the jury.
* Adam set the record for the most individual Challenges won by anyone in a season, with four wins. *Shared with Lola Wong.*
	+ This record would be broken by Stew Harris in *Canadian Survivor: Borneo*, with five wins.
* Adam was the youngest man of the Niupani tribe.
* Adam is the lowest ranking contestant from *Kootenays* to return.
* Adam is the first Indigenous male to be voted out unanimously pre-merge and to place 16th on *Canadian Survivor*.
* Adam received at least one vote at every Tribal Council he attended in *Solomon Islands*.
* Adam is the second castaway to receive votes from all of their original tribemates but not be voted out at their first Tribal Council. He followed by Bella Medina in *Borneo* and was followed by Ayuko Tsuda in *Bahamas*, Donovan Bailey in *Greece*, Ugo Okafor in *Marshall Islands*, Nicole Wendt in *Norway*, Leo Merkevicius in *Japan* and Axel Kinzonzi in *Tonga*.
* Adam is the first male castaway voted out more than once.
* Adam, Ronny Nyathi and Jess Perreault are the first castaways to play two times and never start on the same tribe as the eventual winner.