The Water Walker louise and the ongoing endurance of

and the ongoing endurance of our people

Utes lived on the largest reservation in North America—twelve million acres of western Colorado

they fought back

“Wagamese shares his hurts and joys

Takoza (granddaughter)

The Water Walker louise and the ongoing endurance ofThe determined story of an Ojibwe grandmother (nokomis), Josephine Mandamin, and her great love for nibi (water). Nokomis walks 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, has 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 she challenges us all to take up