Nibi Emosaawdang/The Water Walker
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The dual language edition, in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English, of The Water Walker, the award-winning story of a determined Ojibwe Nokomis (Grandmother) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walked 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, have 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 Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.
Joanne Robertson
Joanne Robertson is Anishinaabe kwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She graduated from Algoma University and Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. Joanne is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. As a baby, she was adopted and grew up in Southern Ontario. Joanne lives north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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Shirley Williams
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Shirley Williams, a member of the Bird Clan of the Ojibway and Odawa First Nations of Canada, was born and raised at Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island. Shirley was Professor Emerita at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, where she taught and researched the Anishinaabe language.
Isadore Toulouse
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Isadore Toulouse is a speaker and teacher of the Ojibwe and Odawa languages. He is from the community of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island.
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