Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

political science

The U.S.’s freshwater crisis could lead Washington to look northward. Is Canada ready to quench its thirst?

The U.S.’s freshwater crisis could lead Washington to look northward. Is Canada ready to quench its thirst?

Our closest neighbour to the south has a serious problem – and I’m not talking about racial animus, gun violence or political polarization. To put it bluntly, a large swath of the U.S. is running out of accessible water. And that is putting the lives of millions of Americans in danger.

Want common ground on First Nations issues? Start by fixing the water supply

Want common ground on First Nations issues? Start by fixing the water supply

Most Canadians agree that reserves in their provinces are generally in bad shape and that the Indigenous people living off reserves in their provinces face a more difficult set of circumstances than their non-Indigenous neighbours.

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