Nibi Emosaawdang / The Water Walker
JOANNE ROBERTSON | TRANSLATION BY SHIRLEY WILLIAMS + ISADORE TOULOUSE
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Anishinaabemowin, English, French
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environmental justice, Indigenous stewardship, water rights, environmental racism, Indigenous rights, activism, grandmother, Josephine Mandamin, Anishinaabeg people
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Kindergarten +
The story of a determined Ojibwe Nokomis (Grandmother) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walked to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.