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October 7, 2024


Water First internship is training the next generation of First Nation water operators

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...

September 23, 2024


New Indigenous water operators ready to make a splash

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...

August 12, 2024


AFN water resolution was ‘meaningful’ support: Onigaming chief

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....

July 13, 2023


Ogemawahj Tribal Council and Water First announce new training internship for water treatment plant operators

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....

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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