The group of future water leaders met for the first time in Beausoleil First Nation.
We hosted our group of water leaders for our second meeting in Lower Similkameen Indian Band, BC
On a group trip to spotted lake, we marvelled in the beauty of the sacred lake. We each walked around the lake and said a prayer. We also learned the story of the lake and its medicinal properties.
Group meeting at the school
We attended a community water discussion involving youth and elders to talk about the importance of water, the usage in the area, and about our next steps.
Meeting with the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) to talk about water and working with youth
We met at the house to work on our project and complete any homework before we headed off to the workshop in Yellowknife.
We met for our third workshop in Yellowknife during the last week of March to learn about water issues in the Arctic basin and plan for our upcoming April water actions at home.
We went dog sledding and we each got the chance to mush and sit in the sled. It was really cold but fun at the same time. We also went to Giant Mine where we learned about the dangerous and fatal toxin, arsenic trioxide. Underneath the mine sealed in 14 concrete chambers, the poison poses a potentially catastrophic threat to the human race. We discussed how NWT's government is going to deal with this problem, and how they're going to dismantle and remove the contaminated site without damaging or harming the ecosystem or population.
Planned our PowerPoint and the date for the event
We worked on our PowerPoint with Jeremy from the ONA
We worked on powerpoint
We delivered our presentation to a group of students in our school ranging from grade 8-9, four classes of roughly 20 kids, so around 80 students. We had our presentation, we did the activity with the river segments and that, and we had a draw for shirts.
We met for our fourth and final workshop in Shoal Lake #39 to share our water actions, finish our action plans and lessons learned and celebrate our successes!
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