Keeping Up! Our weekly digital 'Water is Life' newsletter of stories, news, Indigenous rights, and climate emergencies you need to learn more about!
We're sharing news that matters to you every week so that you can stay informed and help others stay informed on information related to the Water is Life movement, Indigenous rights and the protection of water. Here are this week’s news stories we have been unable to share with you on our Facebook page:
Vol 1. No. 2:
“‘We’re alone.’ Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief says community resupply has broken down” - by Emily Blake for Cabin Radio
“Red alert - In the summer of 2023, Canadians woke up to the reality of climate change amid fire and smoke. Now that we have seen and smelled the future, what will we do?” - by Eric Andrew-Gee, Lindsay Jones and Jane Skrypnek for the Globe and Mail
“Entire town of Hay River in Canada ordered to leave as wildfires encroach” - Reuters
“42% of wildfire evacuations occur in Indigenous communities, researcher” - by Haley Lewis for Global News
“The awful fires in the Northwest Territories can light the way to a better, healthier future” - Courtney Howard, Nicole Redvers and Sarah Cook Contributed to The Globe and Mail
“Rise in extreme wildfires linked directly to emissions from oil companies in new study” - by Benjamin Shingler for CBC News
“Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui?” - by Kapuaʻala Sproat and Naomi Klein for The Guardian
“She grew up Evangelical Christian in a remote First Nation and is now an Indigiqueer influencer” - Up North with Jonathan Pinto on CBC Listen
“Scientists lament Southern Ocean ‘data desert’, just as climate crisis brings frightening changes” - By Graham Readfearn for The Guardian
In response to the blocking of news media on Meta (soon Google) in the settler state of Canada, we've started a weekly newsletter, Keeping Up! Every week, we'll send out a digital newsletter to help you stay informed on water news and issues that matter to you. We are all invited to add to this newsletter. The deadline for the newsletter is weekly on Fridays at noon. We will accept all submissions connected to water protection, Indigenous rights, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, emergency information related to climate disasters for climate refugees, and environmental issues as long as they do not condone or promote violence, lateral violence or include hate speech.
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👈🏾This form is not only for Keepers of the Water staff and board members but also for community members and allies to submit news stories promoting water protection, land, Indigenous rights and sovereignty, and climate emergency news in our weekly newsletter. We'll be sharing news that matters to you every week so that you can stay informed and help others stay informed on all information related to the Water is Life movement.
From our beginning declaration on the land, we've relied on Facebook to share breaking news and other threats to the water information to raise awareness on the water issues directly impacting the health and wellness of Indigenous communities along the Athabasca River, its tributaries, the Deh Cho, and the cumulative impacts of industry spreading further and further downstream.
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