Mother Earth Water Walks
Mother Earth Water Walks is an initiative created to raise awareness about the sacredness of water.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- January 2015: The walks occurred between 2003 and 2012. The initiative included journeys around all five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.[2]
- February 2016: The walks involved Josephine Mandamin travelling around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River with a pail of water. The initiative aimed to highlight the changing quality of water.[3]
- February 2019: Founded by Josephine Mandamin, this initiative involves walking the shorelines of the Great Lakes and across Turtle Island. The program aims to highlight issues such as pollution, fracking, and the commercial sale of water. The initiative has inspired a new generation of water walkers to conduct ceremonies and awareness walks for local lakes and watersheds.[4]
- October 2019: The walks were created by Josephine Mandamin because Elders began to see changes in the lands, medicines, animals, and waters. The initiative involved walking around all of the Great Lakes more than once.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "‘No child should have to experience not knowing what clean running water is,’ says Autumn Peltier at the United Nations", Anishinabek News, 11 October 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Traditional teachings discussed at Lakehead’s Elders Roundtable", Anishinabek News, 5 January 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Open water conditions concern Grandmother Josephine", Anishinabek News, 22 February 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation mourns the passing of Grandmother Water Walker Josephine Mandamin", Anishinabek News, 22 February 2019 (archived copy; original article).