b'ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDthe commitment to stand strong, and themust learn the protocols and all the need to protect Mother Earth so she canprayers and that our waters need a lotThe drum continue to sustain us. This forest givesof prayers. us so much. This forest is an extension of ourselves; this forest gives us life. TheJosephine also mentioned that she wasis the spark blockade site is our way of collectivelynot the only water carrier, that we giving back to the land and water, andare all water carriers. She instructed teaching others to do the same. me to teach as many women as youneeded for young can about the water and to make sure I learned the Water Teachings fromthey do the water ceremonies all over Josephine Mandamin. I reached out to askour waters because they are needed. IAnishinabe Kweg if she would come do a water ceremonyhave been doing that since she taught with us and she answered the call to help.me. When I do the ceremony, I do it Funny how she returned my call in a noexactly as she taught me; I make surevoices, because cell zone between Kenora and Grassy. Ito follow and honour her teachings. needed her help to do a water ceremonyLast week we had 16 women in a in our community. I wanted the ceremonycircle, and I asked if anyone wanted tothey are so used because there had been a 12-car trainlearn how to do the water ceremony, derailment in Quebec that spilled oil in theand three women stepped forward to water. I wanted to do a water ceremonyhelp me. They learned hands-on howto being told to on the train tracks near Grassy; I wantedto do the ceremony and we followed to do it there because the tracks are alwaysJosephines teachings. I would love toshut up. And that by the waterways, and I wanted to pray forcome to ONWA and do these teach-the trains to be safe to protect the water.ings as well as to help find the other CN Rail were difficult with us for having itwater carriers for this ceremony. Withneeds to changenear the tracks, but that is where it neededthe water teachings, we all must pray to happen. It was cold and we had to makefor the water; it is not one person or a hole in the ice for the ceremony. She toldany certain person, but it is the respon-me that when we do this ceremony, wesibility of the women to do it.Judy Da SilvaGET TRAINED. GET HIRED.GET TRAINED. GET HIRED."Eyagoyadagn:ha - Helping the People"Employer & Client SupportsTraining on the job Employment SupportsWage Subsidies ApprenticeshipsVideo Courses Job Search Assistance Career CounsellingBooks E.I Assistance Workshops & Job FairsZoom Seminars Recruitment & Hiring SupportCommitted to IndigenousEmpowerment CONTACT US TODAY TO START YOUR CAREER!and CanadianReconciliation 519-445-2222 | greatsn.com | @greatsixnationsToll-free: 1-888-218-8230www.sandiboucher.com(807) 285-0044Ontario Native Womens Association63'