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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
On this episode of Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa we have the first of a two-part conversation with Josephine Mandamin, an Anishinaabe grandmother, elder and water activist involved with the Mother Earth Water Walkers. Beginning in 2003, she walked the shorelines of the great lakes, encouraging mindfulness of protecting our precious fresh waters. In her journey over fifteen years she walked around 17,000 miles. Josephine is originally from the Wikwemikong First Nation She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
In this first episode, Josephine Mandamin shares the history of her upbringing and her community, and how those experiences informed her undertaking the Water Walk. In the second episode, we will continue our conversation with as she shares what lessons the Water Walk movement can teach, and what more can still be done.
Roxanne DeLille and Valerie Shangreaux discuss their work with The Community Leadership Programs at The Blandin Foundation, building leadership skills in rural and reservation communities throughout the state. Their work strives to strengthen skills already innate in community members, utilizing positive assets to overcome the negative.
Valerie Shangreaux is the Director of Leadership Programs at the Blandin Foundation. Roxanne DeLille is one of the trainers for the Leadership Programs at the Blandin Foundation; she is also the Dean of Indigenous and Academic Affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Roxanne DeLille and Valerie Shangreaux share their experiences in community leadership: how they entered into leadership roles, who inspired and encouraged them, and the lessons they have learned.
Roxanne DeLille is the Dean of Indigenous and Academic Affairs at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Valerie Shangreaux is the Director of Leadership Programs at the Blandin Foundation.
