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Pub Date Sep 15 2017 | Archive Date Sep 01 2017

Children's Nonfiction | Multicultural Interest

Description

The determined story of an 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, 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 she challenges us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.

The determined story of an 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...

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A Note From the Publisher

Joanne Robertson is AnishinaabeKwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She received her Fine Arts degree from Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. She founded the Empty Glass for Water campaign to bring attention to the drinking water crisis in Indigenous communities. She works as a research assistant at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre and continues to support the water walks through live GPS spotting. Joanne lives near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Joanne Robertson is AnishinaabeKwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She received her Fine Arts degree from Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. She founded the Empty Glass for...

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Advance Praise

"An important topic is treated with grace, love, and a smidgen of humor in this delightful, necessary book." - Kirkus Reviews

"An important topic is treated with grace, love, and a smidgen of humor in this delightful, necessary book." - Kirkus Reviews

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ISBN 9781772600384
PRICE $16.95 (USD)

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