Published on Dec 5, 2016

Published on Nov 28, 2016

Published August 30th by Humans and Nature. 

Josephine Mandamin an Anishabaabewe grandmother with a copper pail of water in one hand and a staff in the other, took on a sacred walk, traversing over 10,900 miles around each of the Great Lakes. She is known as the “Water Walker.”

According to the Michigan Sea Grant, the Great Lakes shoreline is equal to almost 44% of the circumference of the earth.  “When you see someone walking with a pail of water, you wonder, where is she going with that water.”

So the message is, water is very precious, and I will go to any lengths to and direction to carry the water to the people.”

“As women, we are carriers of the water. We carry life for the people. So when we carry that water, we are telling people that we will go any lengths for the water. We’ll probably even give our lives for the water if we have to. We may at some point have to die for the water, and we don’t want that,” said Mandamin.

If you think technology is going to be the big fix to address the availability, use and conservation of water, you might want to give a close listen to the idea of a Water Ethic.

In the midst of California's historic drought, Nestle Waters is the largest bottler of water in the world is drawing millions of gallons of water a year from the San Bernardino National Forest. Nestle's permit expired in 1988, at which point the Forest Service should have turned off the spigot. Let's hold Nestle accountable and ensure this shared public resource is protected for future generations.

An introduction by Lisa Emilia Svensson, Ambassador for Ocean, Seas, and Fresh Water.

A trailer of the film, Watermark due to be released along with an exhibition of Edward Burtynski's photographic exhibit, Water, 16 October - 23 November 2013 at the Flowers Gallery in London, England. Water is the most recent installment of the artist's investigation into the continually compromised environment.

EarthSayers.tv Special Collection 1 Water

Originally created around World Water Day, this collection continues to grow with leaders from all walks of life who see the need to recognize the concept of One Water.  This includes Alexandra Cousteau, a globally recognized advocate on water quality and policy, who continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves Cousteau and her father Philippe Cousteau, Sr.

In 2008, she founded Blue Legacy International, a not-for-profit project of The Ocean Foundation.  This  speech is part of a TEDx series.