TIME TO CELEBRATE AND PROTECT

We are joining people around the world, in celebration and protection of freshwater.  At the heart of the two largest Great Lakes, the only outflowing river from Lake Superior and a plethora of inland waterways, we are truly in a spectacular place to celebrate and protect freshwater.

From season to season, our experiences of water change, as do the activities and memories that go along with them.  We have reached out to students across the Algoma District and broader local and global community, asking people to share their freshwater stories.  What a heartwarming and wonderful experience to share.  Thank you to all who contributed.

Today’s Virtual Presentations

STUDEnt Presentation 

Hosted by Water Wise, Algoma University, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF).

Evening Presentation

UPCOMING EVENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

O U R W A T E R , O U R F U T U R E : A CONVERSATION WITH WATER DEFENDERS 

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, from 1-3 pm, in alignment with the Sugar Making Moon, please join us for a conversation about our water and our future. Stephanie and Autumn Peltier have been travelling the world advocating for the protection of water for all beings of earth. In this dialogue you will learn about the maple harvest, cycles of the moon, the breaking of the ice as the season changes, and our responsibilities as humans to restore, defend, and ensure clean water for all. Photo by Maryam Southam Photography, supplied by Stephanie Peltier Brought to you through a partnership with Anishinaabe Studies at Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, Anishinaabe Initiatives, and Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students Association, through generous funding from the Laidlaw Grant. To register for this event please use the Eventbrite link by clicking here Our Water, Our Future: A Conversation with Water Defenders Tickets, Sun, 28 Mar 2021 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

Indigenous communities are on both sides of the border in Sault Ste. Marie.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the Anishnaabeg people, known as Baawaating, in particular the Anishinaabeg of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Kinoozhekaaning; also known as Bay Mills Indian Community, Batchewana First Nation, Kitagan Ziibing also known as Garden River First Nation, and their kinship relatives of the Metis Nation. We acknowledge these peoples as the traditional custodians of the land, water, and all species. We pay respects to their ancestors and to them as original and current land protectors.

GREAT GRATITUDE

OUR WORLD WATER DAY SPEAKERS

Mary Anne Caibaiosai
Trisha Westman
Mike Burrell
Tom Johnston

Our AMAZING VOLUNTEER TEAM

To the amazing team of inspired volunteers, creating and delivering our inaugural World Water Day celebration, for our Twin Sault communities and beyond. A collaborative effort for our Upper Great Lakes.

Beth Christiansen  https://www.lssu.edu/cfre/
Emily Tithecott, Graphic Designer
Alexa Graves, Communication Director
Website Design | Bold Evolution Design
(@alexandraagraves) • Instagram photos and videos
Stevie Rae Luzzi, Graduate Student
Margot Zink, LSSU
Elaine Ho, www.GrandErieStudy.ca
Kristan MacLachlan, Co-researcher, Educational Lead