Exploring Theme: "Indigenous-led Initiatives"

 Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI, University of Toronto, on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via flickr (CC BY 2.0)  Canada’s National Observer: Geoffrey Hinton, Canada’s most recent Nobel Prize winner, learned the importance of clean water while living in Peru. When he...

Taking school to the stream at Enviro Week, interns explored the importance of source water protection. Photo submitted Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: Janelle Snache has always had a connection with water that she describes as a “blue state of mind.” Near water, she feels calmer. And when she needs to think through a big...

Participants of the Ogemawahj Tribal Council Drinking Water Internship Program and Water First celebrate graduation NationTalk: When Janelle Snache first heard about the Drinking Water Internship being offered by Water First Education & Training Inc. right in her home community of Rama First Nation, she knew she couldn’t pass it up. Returning home after nine...

Onigaming saw its resolution for “protection of drinking water for Anishinaabe” pass at last month’s AFN assembly in Montreal.  NationTalk: NWOnewswatch.com – THUNDER BAY — Getting a resolution for water protection passed at a recent Assembly of First Nations general assembly was a big win for the Ojibways of Onigaming community, Chief Jeffrey Copenace said recently....

Partnership supports technical skills development and community capacity for water resources management NationTalk: RAMA FIRST NATION, Ontario, July 13, 2023– Water First Education & Training Inc., in partnership with Ogemawahj Tribal Council (OTC) and participating communities, is pleased to announce a new water treatment plant operator training program for local Indigenous youth and young adults....

For Indigenous people water is more than just hydration: It’s alive and holds a spirit. Water is life UNRESERVED: Water is Sacred – https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/water-is-sacred-protecting-1.6818685 CBC News: For Pamela Palmater, making sure that people are aware of the threats facing water is an urgent matter. “When we tend to look at dangers to water, you might...

NationTalk: WINNIPEG, MB and MONTRÉAL, April 20, 2023 – Today, the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), Canada’s first Indigenous-directed environmental non-profit organization and the One Drop Foundation announced the launch of the Indigenous Water Allyship, a first of its kind collaborative-led initiative to improve living conditions and health through water and art in Indigenous communities across Canada. The initiative is co-designed...