Nga zhidchige onji Nibi
2024 Credit River Waterwalk,
June 15 and 16
From the mouth at Lake Ontario in Port Credit to the headwaters in Orangeville.
Please note, there is a 10 min delay to the GPS tracking, and it is called the Grand River Water Walk tracker.
Welcome!
This June our community of waterwalkers and helpers will walk the second year of a four year Credit River Waterwalk to honour Nibi (water) and connect all people to creation.
Photo: Sign at Island Lake Conservation Area welcoming the waterwalkers to the 2023 ceremonial opening.
Route
We will be walking the west side of the river from the mouth at Lake Ontario in Port Credit to the headwaters in Orangeville.
Ceremony
Waterwalks are based on Anishinaabe ceremonial water teachings. We walk to honour all Nibi (water), to speak and to pray to her spirit; to offer petitions so there will be healthy rivers, lakes and oceans for future generations and our ancestors. People from all nations, all walks of life, are welcome to join the walk.
Boozhoo kina weya,
My English name is Mary Anne Caibaiosai. I am bear clan Anishinaabe kwe from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island. I currently reside in Warsaw, Ontario.
I was led to walk for the water under the guidance and teachings of Josephine-baa Mandamin, our first Anishinaabe water walker.
I continue her work by leading and walking for the waters of the Credit River and the Grand River.
Water Ceremony
All are welcome to participate in a monthly traditional Anishinaabe ceremony on the edge of the Credit River to honour the Spirit of Nibi (water). The ceremony will begin with a smudge; all are invited to participate. We will pray for the water, sing to the water, and feed the water.