National Aboriginal Water Day of Action

Native Women's Association of Canada
News Release

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Ottawa - The Native Women's Association of Canada, in collaboration with the annual Mother Earth Water Walk, will be holding the first annual National Aboriginal Water Day of Action on April 13th, 2009. This Aboriginal Water Day of Action will take place across North America and in Australia.

Water protection is the responsibility of all peoples. The objective of
the National Water Day of Action focuses on raising awareness about the
healing and protection of the waters, and to preserve this precious
natural resource. Communities will join together to host local events,
including traditional water ceremonies, and engage in vigils, feasts,
prayers, and walks.

North Bay will join communities as far away as NACCHO Indigenous Communities, Australia, Whitehorse, YT and Navajo Nation, Arizona for the Water Day of Action.

The Native Women's Association of Canada is an aggregate of 13 native
women's organizations and is the national voice of Aboriginal women in
Canada.

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