“How can there be any reconciliation in a country where this kind of inequality is acceptable?” – Shoal Lake 40 Chief Erwin Redsky
The percentage of the human body that is water ranges from 50% to 75%. The average adult is 50% to 65% water. Infants are approximately 75% water. The percentage of the human body that is water declines with age. We need to replenish our bodies with safe drinking water. Sometimes there are contaminants in the water and that causes a Boil Water Advisory to be called. Sometimes the contaminants cannot be removed through boiling and, therefore, a Do Not Use Advisory is issued instead. One First Nations community has been under a Boil Water Advisory for over 23 years!
Operation Water Spirit Curriculum Connections
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit Day 1: First Nation Creation Stories
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit Day 2: Water is In Us and All Around Us
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit Day 3: First Nation Medicine Wheel Teachings
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit Day 4: Four Sacred Elements
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit Day 5: Respecting Our Water
Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten Thematic Unit: Appendix and Resources
Grade Two Thematic Unit: Unit Scope and Introduction
Grade Two Thematic Unit Part 1: First Nation Creation Stories
Grade Two Thematic Unit Part 2: Aboriginal Communities - Heritage and Citizenship
Grade Two Thematic Unit Part 3: Importance of Water to Self, Health, Community and Culture
Grade Two Thematic Unit Part 4: First Nations People and Hydroactivity
Grade Two Thematic Unit: Additional Activities and Resources
Partner with a school in a different territory, if you are in the city find a school in a First Nation community or vice-versa. Undergo this unit simultaneously, e-mail www.safewater.org 41 Operation Water Spirit Grade Two updates to the partnered school. You can also visit each other’s communities to look at how water is dealt with in each community.