We Are Water Protectors

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In addition to the story, the book includes notes about the protests at Standing Rock and a glossary. This helps local wildlife and pollinators and, if you can grow some fresh veg, it is also wonderful for you! The child's anger about the threat to Indigenous land is softened for younger readers by the positive focus on community power and action. Critics praised its message of environmental justice, its depiction of diversity, and the watercolor illustrations, for which Goade won the 2021 Caldecott Medal, becoming the first Indigenous recipient of the award.

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There is a pledge at the end of the book for all of us to become earth stewards and water protectors. An accessible introduction to environmental issues combined with beautiful illustrations, this book will both educate and inspire youth. It says: I will do my best to honor Mother Earth and all its living beings, including the water and the land. Inspired by the story of the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, an oil pipeline running from North Dakota to Illinois, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) author Carole Lindstrom spins this tale of a young Native American girl who, together with her people, takes a stand as a water protector, against the destructive "black snake" threatening their lands.And following the example of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, the young girl and her tribe make a stand, fighting to preserve clean and unspoiled water. A page turn reveals answers and basic facts about each creature backed up by more of the latter in a closing map and table. I’m afraid that it’s more likely most will simply come away with a romanticized notion of “being” Water Protectors because they signed a pledge to treat the earth “with kindness and respect” (which is a message I’ve heard since I was a child in the 80s and, alas, has not been enough to actually stop the crisis that is happening to our planet) but they won't know how to make some changes in their daily lives to bring this important notion into reality. Usually part of these encampments, when led by Indigenous people, is a strengthening of cultural ties and traditions, with inclusion of activities like language revitalization.

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated

While certainly most vegan pre-packaged foods are expensive and not accessible to many families, replacing meat with beans a few times a week is inexpensive and easy to do. In her acceptance speech, Goade stated that she hoped "that Indigenous children leave the story feeling seen and celebrated, because they are so often told the opposite in our world". The film documents the work of the Mi'kmaq Water Protectors to protect the Sipekne'katik River from the brine being dumped into it by Alton Gas.We are Water Protectors is a labor of love, written by two members of American indigenous communities. According to the Seven Fires Prophecy if humans choose the natural path, their will be health, peace, and unity for Mother Earth. Written in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the book tells the story of an Ojibwe girl who fights against an oil pipeline in an effort to protect the water supply of her people.

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Flowing, luminous, and graceful art portrayed primarily in blues, purples, and reds of a Native Indian’s stand to protect the sacred waters, the people, and the creatures of our earth from the black snake (the oil pipeline). To this day, I'm the one homeowner digging out hundreds of certain unwanted weeds from my gardens and lawn rather than applying harmful chemicals.In WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS, one Indigenous child tells the story of water's importance to the past, present, and future of her people and to the entire planet. As Potawatomi philosopher Kyle Powys Whyte explains, the idea that "water is life" is based in "Indigenous governance systems that support cultural integrity, economic vitality, and political self-determination and the capacity to shift and adjust to the dynamics of ecosystems.