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The water walker / written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson.
The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine inspires and challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water and our planet for all generations. Her story is a wonderful way to talk with children about the efforts that the Ojibwe and many other Indigenous peoples give to the protection of water - the giver of life.
Record details
- ISBN: 1772600385
- ISBN: 9781772600384
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.33 |
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Explains how Nokomis Josephine Mandamin, an Ojibwa from Canada, inspired by her traditional respect for water, founded the Mother Earth Water Walkers, who walk around the Great Lakes and in other areas to call attention to water conservation. - Orca Book Publishers
The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother who walked around all of the Great Lakes to protect our water.
- Orca Book PublishersJune 5, 2018, TorontoâThe Water Walker, written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson, has won the First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award for 2018-19, in the Children's Category. The Water Walker is a picture book for children ages 6-9, about the life of Josephine-ba Mandaminâan Ojibwe Nokomis (grandmother) dedicated to the protection of Nibi (water).
The winning books were chosen by a jury of Indigenous librarians from across Ontario, with the titles representing "the best of Indigenous literature". The selected titlesâ authors will be presented with the Periodical Marketers of Canada Indigenous Literature Award on June 27 in Toronto at Yonge/Dundas Square as part of National Indigenous History Month celebrations. The Indigenous Literature Award comes with a prize of $3000 for each author.
The Water Walker is Nokomis Josephine-ba Mandamin's story, about her dedication to raising awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. Nokomis Josephine-ba, along with other women, men, and youth, has walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect water, the giver of life. The book includes a glossary and pronunciation guide for Ojibwe words used in the text. It ends with a note from author Joanne Robertson inviting young readers to write a letter to Nokomis Josephine-ba to tell her all about what they are doing to help protect the environment.The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.
The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.
