{"id":123,"date":"2024-10-11T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:25:04","slug":"the-water-walker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/the-water-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Water Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"123\" class=\"elementor elementor-123\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f39a1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f39a1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3efbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f3efbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Water Walker<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8478f5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8478f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eb4b8 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37eb4b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bce171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bce171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f95aa44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f95aa44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nokomis Josephine walks all across the country raising awareness for\u00a0nibi (water).<\/p><p>Themes: Water, collective action, water activism, traditional knowledge<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfb945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bfb945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4da7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4da7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the_water_walker-247x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-128\" alt=\"The cover of The Water Walker had a girl walking, holding a staff and pale of water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the_water_walker-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the_water_walker-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the_water_walker-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the_water_walker.jpg 1235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c875b2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c875b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452d0e29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"452d0e29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb30637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb30637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About\u00a0the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7951cfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7951cfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joanne Robertson is Anishinaabe kwe, bald eagle clan, and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She was adopted as a baby by her French\/German\/Canadian parents and raised on a farm in Southern Ontario. She was reunited with her Anishinaabe family in her twenties, and began helping Grandmother Josephine-ba Mandamin, The Water Walker, in 2011. Joanne received her degree in fine arts from Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig at age 50.\u00a0 She continues to support water walks through live GPS spotting to ensure the water and walkers are safe. Joanne lives, writes and draws beside the Goulais River in Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d88c9b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d88c9b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33210443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33210443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joanne-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-528\" alt=\"Joanne Robertson kneeling by the river\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joanne-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joanne-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joanne-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joanne.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ben Jonah<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477adceb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"477adceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51da3108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51da3108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660fea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660fea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discussion Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fee7b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fee7b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"n8H08c BKnRcf \"><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Do you like the water?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR \"><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">What are some things that water does for you in your life?<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Is there a special body of water near your home?<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Nokomis travels a long way walking for the water. What is the farthest you\u2019ve been from home and why?<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">What are some threats to the health of the water?<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Try to think of some things that you can do in your life to help.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Nokomis and the Mother Earth Water Walkers wear sneakers to help them walk around the Great Lakes. What is a tool in your life that helps you reach your goals?<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d lsiHE \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Nokomis and the Mother Earth Water Walkers walk all the way around the Great Lakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR \"><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">How many of the Great Lakes have you been to?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">How are the Great Lakes important to your life<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"zfr3Q TYR86d eD0Rn \" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"zfr3Q CDt4Ke \" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">H<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">ow might they be important to the Ojibwe specifically?<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378cca4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"378cca4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27694a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27694a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e340c25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e340c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773a256 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"773a256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f344fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f344fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Look up where the closest lake, river, or ocean is to you. Try to organize a trip with your family, friends, or school group to go there and thank the water.<\/li><li>Follow the information in the back of the book and send a letter to the real-life Nokomis, Josephine Mandamin.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2562d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2562d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/joanne3-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-529\" alt=\"Illustration of author Joanne Robertson holding her book The Water Walker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/joanne3-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/joanne3-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/joanne3-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: Joanne Robertson<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bf0ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94bf0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b92304e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b92304e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61ced4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61ced4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherearthwaterwalk.com\/\">Mother Earth Water Walk<\/a> website.<\/li><li>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secondstorypress.ca\/products\/nibi-is-water?srsltid=AfmBOorqn7_SIXf9XXaH2a-s79NnTe3KbPaTU1IHwdN1qSjMqiA1Xws5\">Nibi is Water, Nibi Aawon Nbiish<\/a>, written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson (translated by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse), a book for younger children about the value of water.<\/li><li>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticebooks.org\/young-water-protectors-2\/\">Young Water Protectors: A Story about Standing Rock<\/a> by Aslan and Kelly Tudor to learn about indigenous activism to protect water and resources from a child&#8217;s perspective.\u00a0<\/li><li>Read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theytus.com\/Books\/R\/River-of-Salmon-Peoples\">River of Salmon Peoples<\/a> by Jeannette Armstrong and Gerry William to learn about the immense value of a river for a First Nations community.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47883bad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47883bad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4942c628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4942c628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0190736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0190736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=wPega7E8Lhg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe38a2 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fe38a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08874e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08874e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.6fb26e71d561b71c_12\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-OwsYgb Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-OwsYgb jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><p>Ojibwa Grandmother recounts walk around the Great Lakes<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4851fcc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4851fcc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7ed34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7b7ed34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=gohVKwBvjGA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256bd3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256bd3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"C9DxTc \">James Vukelich, &#8216;Kaagegaabaw,&#8217;\u00a0 a Native American speaker, educator &amp; linguist, explores the ancient Oj<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">ibwe\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">word for water, &#8220;Nibi \u14c2\u1431\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Water Walker Nokomis Josephine walks all across the country raising awareness for\u00a0nibi (water). Themes: Water, collective action, water activism, traditional knowledge About\u00a0the Author Joanne Robertson is Anishinaabe kwe, bald eagle clan, and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. 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