#nibibimaadiziwin — Public Fediverse posts
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Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection
by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas
Nov. 29, 2023LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the #LacDuFlambeau #Ojibwe Tribe in northern #Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the #Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods.
" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he
said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'
"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.
"The DNR 'won’t listen to #NativeAmericans,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.
Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the
interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth."Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting
against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute
waterways."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l81HJ#WaterIsLife #NibiBimaadiziwin #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #NoMiningWithoutConsent
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Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection
by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas
Nov. 29, 2023LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the #LacDuFlambeau #Ojibwe Tribe in northern #Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the #Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods.
" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he
said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'
"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.
"The DNR 'won’t listen to #NativeAmericans,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.
Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the
interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth."Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting
against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute
waterways."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l81HJ#WaterIsLife #NibiBimaadiziwin #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #NoMiningWithoutConsent
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Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection
by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas
Nov. 29, 2023LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the #LacDuFlambeau #Ojibwe Tribe in northern #Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the #Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods.
" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he
said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'
"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.
"The DNR 'won’t listen to #NativeAmericans,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.
Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the
interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth."Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting
against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute
waterways."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l81HJ#WaterIsLife #NibiBimaadiziwin #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #NoMiningWithoutConsent
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Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection
by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas
Nov. 29, 2023LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the #LacDuFlambeau #Ojibwe Tribe in northern #Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the #Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods.
" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he
said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'
"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.
"The DNR 'won’t listen to #NativeAmericans,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.
Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the
interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth."Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting
against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute
waterways."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l81HJ#WaterIsLife #NibiBimaadiziwin #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #NoMiningWithoutConsent
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Great Lakes tribes teach 'water is life.’ But they’re forced to fight for its protection
by Caitlin Looby and Frank Vaisvilas
Nov. 29, 2023LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. – "John Johnson, president of the #LacDuFlambeau #Ojibwe Tribe in northern #Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the #Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over management of the waterways in the Northwoods.
" 'We used to be able to drink water right out of this lake when we were kids,” he
said while looking over Pokegama Lake from a balcony at the tribe’s hotel-casino. 'We can’t now.'
"While the tribe does what it can to keep the lake clean, it can’t control what happens outside the reservation to waters that eventually flow in.
"The DNR 'won’t listen to #NativeAmericans,' Johnson said. For many tribes around the Great Lakes basin, water is considered a sacred spirit.
Ojibwe teachings say that 'WaterIsLife' – a phrase that encapsulates the
interconnected relationships that water has with every living thing on Earth."Now the phrase is often seen on signs at protests – ones where tribes are fighting
against massive, corporate oil and mining projects that threaten to pollute
waterways."Archived version:
https://archive.ph/l81HJ#WaterIsLife #NibiBimaadiziwin #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #NoMiningWithoutConsent