Decolonizing Water

We look forward to seeing you at this years Nibi (water) gathering!

Credit: Taylor Galvin facebook.com/share/p/165wWd…

Our colleague Susan Chiblow has a great new article out: Anishinaabek responsibilities and relationships are demonstrated in N'bi (Water) Declarations It dives into some great knowledge! 📖: doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1…

If you missed the 2nd Annual Anishinaabe Law Conference, you can now watch live recordings. Featured here is keynote speaker, Dr. Aimée Craft, who speaks in depth about her work with Decolonizing Water. youtu.be/4NCaxwPylI4?si…

Live recording will be posted here afterwards: facebook.com/DavidSuzukiFou…

We are excited to hear Decolonizing Water co-chair, Aimée Craft speak on Sept 24th at Reweaving the Legal Fabric: Indigenous Governance and Conservation Law in Canada. The live event is sold out, but a recording will be posted on the David Suzuki Foundation meta page 🔗 link 👇

Event link: eventbrite.ca/e/reweaving-th…

We would like to add at least one more to the list! #4) Strengthen Indigenous water governance and cross collaboration

How do we ensure a healthy future when facing the #hottest #climate on record? We ensure a healthy #water #ecosystem. The #Canadian Coalition for Healthy Water has 3 suggestions on how to do that - nationalobserver.com/2024/07/31/opi…

"There's a balance that exists within those ecosystems and sometimes is very delicate," said Eric Mullen, a provincial regional fisheries' manager. "And throwing any new predator in there can completely mess that up." cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

In Ojibwe our word for big rain or down pour is chi gimiwan (pronounced chi-gimme one). Anishinaabe Territory (near London, Ontario) (@DhkBeau language learnings in action)

Partnering w/ Grand Council Treaty #3 we're excited to present the Water Songs project nibi nagamoonan: water songs, brings together Anishinaabe grandmothers and youth to share and exchange sacred traditional knowledge on water songs Watch teachings here vimeo.com/980724475

Our heart and prayers go out to our partner community, Misipawistik Cree Nation, and the families of these three young hunters, as they process this great tragedy. cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

Next up in the Water Cycles 2025 Grand River Adventure Series is the July 13th Guelph, ON ride. Details at: linktr.ee/watercycles.bi…

A new stamp pays tribute to Anishinaabe Elder and world-renowned water-rights activist Josephine Mandamin! Mandamin is the co-founded the Mother Earth Water Walk movement to promote water rights for Indigenous communities. canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-com…

Make sure to watch Episode 3 of Treaty Road which focuses on Nibi, or water. It features the annual water, Grand Council Treaty #3 women's council, the Nibi Declaration, along with our co-lead, Aimée Craft, the amazing Judy Da Silva, and much more. aptntv.ca/treatyroad/epi…

A beautiful new film featuring Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty vimeo.com/892395848

The 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 report is the first Indigenous-led Assessment report on climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada written by an almost entirely Indigenous team of authors, including our co-lead Deborah McGregor. 👏 Please share 👏 ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/entities/publi…

On Monday, March 18th, at 11:30am CST, please join us for the last seminar in this year’s series on “First Nations Water and Sanitation Infrastructure: The Links between Financing, Health and Governance” with Melanie O’Gorman, U of Winnipeg, and Stewart Hill (MKO)