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Description
We are Water Protectors is a beautifully illustrated story of an Ojibwe girl who has been taught the importance of water by her grandmother. Her ancestors foretold of a "black snake" that would someday come and destroy the land and poison the water. The young girl rallies her community to fight against the black snake for those who cannot fight for themselves. The black snake in the story is a metaphor for the Dakota Access Pipeline and the book was written to raise awareness of the of the protests of the pipeline. At the end of the book, there is an Earth Steward and Water Protector Pledge for the students to read and sign.
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Recommendation of how and where to use it
We are Water Protectors is a beautiful book that could be used to begin a discussion of the importance of water with an elementary classroom. Used as a read aloud for World Water Day in March, the students could create an art piece in response to the story and help to spread the message of the importance of protecting our water.
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- Alberta
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- Grade 2
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- Indigenous Languages and Cultures
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- Blackfoot Language and Culture: Community Membership
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- Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
- Exploring connections strengthens our understandings of relationships to help us make meaning of the world.
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- Wetland Ecosystems
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- Science 2: Water is essential to all living things and it cycles through the environment
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- Science 3: Wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.
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- Science 4: All living things sense and respond to their environment
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- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Other Cultures: Connections and Influences
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- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Other Cultures: Connections and Influences
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- Science 2: Water is essential to all living things and it cycles through the environment
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- Science
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- Science 3: Wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.
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- Science 4: All living things sense and respond to their environment
Themes Addressed
Human Health & Environment (1)
- Environmental Contaminants & Health Hazards
Water (2)
- Water Quality
- Water Treatment and Distribution
