Lake Winnipeg Watershed Treaty
Photo: Fishing Hut in Norway House Cree Nation
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What is a Watershed Treaty?
Discover the origin of the Lake Winnipeg Watershed Treaty
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The Creation Story
Learn about who and what inspired the Lake Winnipeg Watershed Treaty
Watershed
Floor Map
A large floor map to connect and build relationships across the watershed.
Click the link below to read “Protecting the Spirit of Water: Giving Legal Rights to Water Booklet”
“We’ve known
for a long time that water is
alive. Water can hear you. Water can
sense what you are saying and what you
are feeling. There’s been a place where I put
tobacco in the water, where the water is so still.
It was dead. I prayed for it. I put my tobacco
in the water and my tobacco started floating
around. So the water came alive. It heard
my prayers. It heard the song. So I know
it listens and it can come alive if you
pay attention to it. Give it
respect and it can
come alive.”
-ELDER JOSEPHINE MANDAMIN,
OJIBWAY, L AKE SUPERIOR, ONTARIO
In Relation:
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The Nibi Declaration recognizes that water is alive, has spirit, and is connected to all life.
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The Buffalo Treaty is an intertribal Treaty across Turtle Island. It is about sovereignty and co-management. The return of the bison to the prairies and plains.
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Southern Chiefs Organization seeks Charter Rights for Lake Winnipeg and Envrionmental Assessment.
https://scoinc.mb.ca/sco-seeks-charter-rights-for-lake-winnipeg-and-environmental-assessment/
