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November 7, 2024


Canadian Nobel Prize Winner donates half of his winnings to fight the water crisis in Indigenous communities

 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...

April 24, 2023


Water is sacred to Indigenous people. They have been fighting to protect it for decades

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...

April 20, 2023


CIER, One Drop Foundation and Private Sector Partners to Launch the Indigenous Water Allyship

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...

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