First day of the #Minnesota Legislative Session opened in a good way along with our allies at the Rise and Repair alliance. We’re grateful for their leadership on legislative proposals to protect the land, water, and Indigenous rights.

The Three Waters team is actively pursuing legislator support for two bills that would help protect MN from the risks of oil #pipelines. Join our meeting next Thursday to learn more about our legislative initiatives.

The afternoon honored the late Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark; as well as Senator John Hoffman who returned to session, following the assassination attacks last June. May this legislative season celebrate their service, reckon with their loss, and advance protections for all Minnesotans.

#WaterIsSacred #WaterIsLife #HonortheTreaties #mnleg

Sacred Water Unity Walk, Protecting the Water for Future Generations

September 4, 2025, via @bsnorrell.blogspot.com

"#LithiumMining at #Hulapai's ceremonial place Ha'Kamwe' has poisoned the water. Federal judge #DianeHumetewa, Hopi, has halted the devastation for now.

"Now, on the Sacred Water Unity Walk, #ProtectHaKamwe' said, 'Gumyu'ja. Giving Thanks to Ba'geyovah for this Beauty of Our Ancestral Lands, we pray that your children's generations can
someday see and enjoy such beauty.' "

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/09/sacred-water-unity-walk-protecting.html

#WaterIsSacred #WaterIsLife #ThackerPass #Paiute #ProtectTheSacred #UnityWalk #CensoredNews #ReaderSupportedNews

#Anishinaabe Elder explains significance of water ahead of #WorldWaterDay

by Ryan Dwight MacTavish | March 12, 2025

"Water is not just a resource — it is sacred. It is our first medicine, as we are all born of water. It connects us to the land, to the ancestors, and to future generations. In #Indigenous worldviews, water is a living relative that must be treated with reverence. The more I have come to understand the vital role water plays in the health of our people and our planet, the more I recognize that protecting it is not just an environmental issue, but a spiritual and cultural responsibility."

Read more:
https://uwimprint.ca/anishinaabe-elder-explains-significance-of-water-ahead-of-world-water-day/
#WaterIsLife #WaterIsSacred

Protect #HaKamwe
Stop #BigSandy #LithiumMine

Water Ceremony
Saturday, November 23 at 10AM

Gather at the Prayer Camp to pray for Ha'Kamwe. Lunch will be provided. Please bring your chairs, camp gear and anything else you might need.

"Good morning, my relatives near and far. Thank you for all your support, so we would like to take time out and invite you all to come join us. Camping is available."

Camp Ha’kamwe
18570 Cholla Canyon Ranch Road, Wikieup AZ

#NoLithiumMining in #WikieupArizona

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11/protect-hakamwe-water-ceremony-on-nov.html

#WaterIsSacred #WaterIsLife #ProtectTheSacred #PrayerCamp #DefendTheSacred #ProtectHaKamwe