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First Nations
Traditional LandS
Sault Ste. Maire is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe. This area was known as Baawitigong (Bawating) meaning "Place of the Rapids".
OUR SACRED WATER
Protectors of Water and Creation
“We are the echoes of the land, we are the echoes of the water. And she needs us, mother earth needs us now more than ever. As we look at the health of the Great Lakes...I’m getting a little emotional, because this work needs to start with all of us coming together, and we need to scream at the top of our lungs so those can hear us,”
- Juliana Lesage-Corbiere, Batchewana First Nation Health Community Health Representative
“We will not endorse any more encroachments, any more poison in our waters. No ferrochrome on the Great Lakes, no ferrochrome in the watershed, no isotopes, no burying of nuclear waste in our territories. We will not compromise, we will not give up our inherent promises that we made to all of creation”.
“And I encourage you to tell your leaders as well, we cannot continue with these higher incident rates of cancer amongst our people living in proximity to Sault Ste. Marie, living in proximity to this beautiful waterway.”
Chief Dean Sayers, Batchewana First Nation - (Soo Today 2021)
Respect Tradition
We all belong to the land, and we can help the First Nations continue their traditional ways and commitment to our earth by ensuring their traditional territory and treaties are respected.
Generations of traditional knowledge and commitment to creation deserve actions and words with meaning.
Help protect our water and all creation by discussing your views and learning about the traditional ways of First Nations.
Respecting Our Earth
TRADITIONAL WISDOM
“When the blood in your veins returns to the sea,
and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you, it is you who belong to this land”