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Jun 16th, 2017
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Water Walker Josephine Mandamin calls for petition to be signed

from Picking Up The Bundles Canoe Journey

On behalf of Josephine Mandamin our fearless leader in this work for the Water, we’d like to share our initiative to begin another layer of what we must do for the Water. It is our hope that this email finds you well and further that you can help us share this information with everyone via email and social media.

Miigwech

Edward George
Lead Canoeist

#LivingGreatLakes : Giving Water A Voice

We have launched a petition to the House Of Commons to begin the conversation around the legal rights and personhood of the Great Lakes. This initiative is intended to strike up local conversations around how we can give Water a formal voice in decision making and how we can safeguard Water for future generations

For more information Watch this Video

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

Link to Petition

Whereas:

More than 35 million people directly rely on the Great Lakes every single day and political realities of any empowered government prevent direct action in protecting freshwater tributaries, streams, rivers and lakes; thus, the need for indefinite protection beyond legislation is required to ensure all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, can enjoy the sanctity and longevity of the Great Lakes Basin for generations to come;

The relationship between major industry proponents including the oil and gas industry and the Canadian Government, as well as any empowered political party of the present day, is fundamentally flawed when considering the need to protect the Great Lakes upon which all life depends; and

Any well meaning government concerned with Canada’s environmental legacy and wealth cannot, without significant disruption to the operating status quo and fulfilling the directives of economic growth, make lasting change to protect Water indefinitely.

We, the undersigned, Indigenous & Non Indigenous Peoples of the Great Lakes, First Nations, Metis and Inuit and Citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:

–Undertake a process by which to formally acknowledge the Great Lakes as Living Entities, thereby assigning legal personhood to each Lake including Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario within its power as a Nation State under the British Commonwealth;

–Support the formation of a Multi-Interest Great Lakes Tribunal lead by Indigenous Peoples that will act as the Voice of these neew Persons. This entity should be formulated by appointment via Indigenous protocols and through multi-interest groups already in existence.

–Reinstate the Navigable Waters Protection Act.

Link to Petition

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