Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

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What’s the controversy surrounding ‘spa water’ on TikTok?

What’s the controversy surrounding ‘spa water’ on TikTok?

Norton has since deleted the original video, but in it, she described “spa water” as a drink made with blended cucumber, water and sugar. In this clip, the user @strawberrryc0ugh reacts to Norton’s video by cringing. “They are now gentrifying agua fresca,” a user said in a stitched video by @itsdonutshole. “They’re calling it spa water.” The cause for the controversy is that spa water is actually just agua fresca, a classic Mexican drink with Aztec origins. Norton’s video received enough criticism for her to remove the clip and apologize. That’s likely because her behavior is not in a vacuum.

Indigenous TikTok creator spreads awareness for Canada’s First Nation water crisis

Indigenous TikTok creator spreads awareness for Canada’s First Nation water crisis

After living on the Tyendinaga Mohawk reserve in southeastern Ontario for nine months, he wasn’t looking to use TikTok to copy the latest dance routines. He wanted to highlight some First Nations reserves where clean drinking water remains impossible to find. So last January, from his account called @slapppps, Mcguire showed black water spewing from the pipes of his home. The video went viral, racking up 2.5 million views.

Indigenous TikToker uses platform to call out mass contamination of Yellowknife's toxic Giant Mine

Indigenous TikToker uses platform to call out mass contamination of Yellowknife's toxic Giant Mine

An Indigenous filmmaker is using TikTok to raise awareness about the toxic mess left behind at Giant Mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., and the health risks it poses to the surrounding community. Morgan Tsetta, a Yellowknives Dene First Nation photographer and filmmaker working in Vancouver, has been posting videos about the mine in an effort to pressure the federal government for an apology and compensation.

Family goes without running water to simulate what it's like to live with unsafe tap water as many Indigenous people do

Family goes without running water to simulate what it's like to live with unsafe tap water as many Indigenous people do

Gordie Hanna says the last week highlighted to them that we really do take the convenience of tap water for granted. The Cambridge resident tells 570 NEWS that the other takeaway was "that people shouldn't have to do this in Canada ... anywhere." He figures they went through 130 litres of water in seven days. Hanna says "We didn't realize just how much we use, and how much we enjoy the quick and easy convenience," of turning on the tap and getting warm water for things like doing dishes.

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