Indigenous Water Education
Explore stewardship actions rooted in traditional knowledge and understand different cultural perspectives on the protection and preservation of water! Learn about Water Walks, the Sacred Water Circle, Indigenous water governance, and why water is sacred.
- Sacredness of Water by Faith & the Common Good
- Take a Sacred Pause – A brief guide for reflecting and connecting with creation by For the Love of Creation, 2020
- Sacred Water: An Interfaith Conversation (A World Water Day event) by Faith & the Common Good
- Water: More Valuable Than Gold by KAIROS
- All Nations Grand River Water Walk brochure by Grand River Water Walk
- The Water Walkers in Anishinabek News by Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky
- Joining the Mother Earth Water Walkers by Sherrole Benton retrieved from Mother Earth Water Walk
- Pedagogy Guide – Reflection Questions for Self-Guided or Group Learning by Natural Curiosity
- Case Study- The Sacred Water Circle by Cherylanne James and Transforming Relations
- Indigenous Quotes retrieved from Diana Garland, Parks Conservancy, The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley, and Indigenous on Twitter
- Introduction to Watersheds (and Anishinaabemowin Water Words) Student Worksheets by Water First
- Ways of Knowing Guide by Toronto Zoo Ways of Knowing Partnership Turtle Island Conservation programme
- Protecting Our Sacred Water- Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Youth to make Positive Changes in their Communities by Jane Goodall Institute of Canada and Learning for a Sustainable Future
- Respecting Water: Indigenous Water Governance, Ontologies, and the Politics of Kinship on the Ground article by Nicole J Wilson and Jody Inkster in Environment and Planning E – Nature and Space
- Reconciliation in the Watershed- Taking a Watershed Approach by KAIROS
- Sustainable Waterfront Planning Through Reconciliation handout by Watersheds Canada
- Charter Toolkit – Bottled Water Starting a Commons Conversation by Great Lakes Commons
- Charter Toolkit – Indigenous Water Governance in the Great Lakes by Great Lakes Commons
- Charter Toolkit – Plastics Action Kit- Water = Human Bodies by Great Lakes Commons and Love Your Greats
- Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 Toolkit by Grand Council Treaty #3 Women’s Council
- Watershed Management Insights from an Indigenous-Led Community Flood Plain Mapping Project by Emily Amon retrieved from Green Communities Canada
- Water is Life: The Fatal Links Between Water Infrastructure, COVID-19, and First Nations in Canada by Jaida Beaudin and Yellowhead Institute
- Water in Indigenous Children’s Books written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson – The Water Walker Teacher Guide written by Laura Horton with editing by Colinda Clyne
- The Land You Live On Education Guide by Native Land
- Indigenous Engagement by The Land Between
- The Tkarihwaié:ri Code of Ethical Conduct to Ensure Respect for the Cultural and Intellectual Heritage of Indigenous and Local Communities Relevant to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity by Convention on Biological Diversity
- Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 by Grand Council Treaty #3 Women’s Council
- Map of Ontario’s Indigenous Territories, Treaties, and Languages by Native Land
- A Guide to Developing a ‘Green Team’ in Your Faith Community by Faith & the Common Good
- Who Can I Reach Out to for Future Projects? handout by Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces
This collection of resources is a part of the Freshwater Stewardship Engagement Toolkit which was created for the Ottawa Faith Community Capacity Building Program. Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces launched this program to provide faith communities in Ottawa and the surrounding area with the tools and resources their leaders and volunteers need to identify a freshwater stewardship need in their community. Six faith communities will lead greening projects using this information toolkit and microgrant program opportunity. Thank you to the Ottawa Community Foundation and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for making this important project possible!