Mother Earth Water Walk

Water

An Anishinabe prophesied that "In about 30 years, if we humans continue with our negligence, an ounce of drinking water will cost the same as an ounce of gold."

Water is essential to survival and health.

Everything is related to water. This is proportionate to Mother Earth. Our food sources use water to be nutritious. The medicine wheel teachings are about balance in life.

Simple Facts

Good drinking water is free from disease-causing organisms, harmful chemical substances, and radioactive matter. It tastes good and looks good.
Less than 1 % of the world's freshwater on Earth is readily available for human world consumption.
90 % of persistent organic pollutants come from the atmosphere.
70 % of the world's surface is covered by water, only 2.5 % is freshwater and of that over 1 % is frozen ice.

Suggestions / Recommendations

The future in our hands!
Keep your community clean.
Recycle and do not litter!
When washing dishes by hand, do not let the water run while rinsing.
Only run your washing machine and dishwasher when they are full.

Water is essential to survival and health; everything is related to water. First Nation peoples in Ontario have been made aware of the growing rise of our polluted waters. We, as First Nation peoples of North America, believe that the water is sacred and is the very life-blood of our Mother the Earth. Together we need to harmonize with all peoples and spread awareness of the condition of the Earth’s fresh water supply. Everyday usage of water in many situations is being taken for granted and in doing so jeopardizes the future of our waters for future generations. If the disregard for the water supply continues, we can expect that the water will be depleted and unfit for human consumption; thus demanding the urgency of raising awareness of the conservation of this beautiful life source.

Aboriginal peoples in Ontario are aware of the growing rise of our polluted waters. We as aboriginal peoples are taught that the water is sacred and replenishes the very air we breathe. Everyday usage of water in many situations is being taken for granted, and the future of our waters will be depleted unless we do something together to help all our peoples around the world to be aware of its importance for the survival of future generations.

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