Mother Earth Water Walk
Mother Earth Water Walk is an Anishinaabe ceremony rooted in Midewiwin Society teachings.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- January 2014: The walk was started by Josephine Mandamin.[2]
- May 2019: The eastern portion of the walk included a three-week journey from Montreal to Bad River, Wisconsin. Joanne Robertson coordinated the event by mapping the routes from all four directions.[3]
- January 2023: The ceremony involves specific protocols and requires extensive spiritual training and consent to lead. A statement released in late 2022 expressed concern that individuals and organizations were appropriating the ceremony for monetary benefit without consent. The practice is described as a ceremony that emerged from spiritual teachings honored by Josephine Mandamin.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Formal statement regarding appropriation of Mother Earth Water Walk and Josephine (Biidaasige)-ba Mandamin’s legacy", Anishinabek News, 6 January 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Treating water like a relative", Anishinabek News, 10 January 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Late Water Walker Josephine Mandamin fondly remembered", Anishinabek News, 17 May 2019 (archived copy; original article).