Honouring the Spirit of Water: The Importance of Women's Voices in Water Protection
Presenters: Taylor Galvin, Shaylee Cook (Brokenhead), Kakeka Thundersky (Winnipeg/Poplar River), Jory Thomas (Metis/Winnipeg), Jordan Thorsteinson (Sagkeeng/Winnipeg).
As part of this keynote address, Taylor Galvin will engage four youth water protectors in a panel dialogue including Shaylee Cook (Brokenhead), Kakeka Thundersky (Winnipeg/Poplar River), Jory Thomas (Metis/Winnipeg), and Jordan Thorsteinson (Sagkeeng/Winnipeg).
This keynote challenges the framing of water management while centering Indigenous knowledge systems and the visionary leadership of young Indigenous women. The session will explore what a water-honoring future looks like: one that listens to land defenders, water protectors, elders, land-users, and youth while building the movements of tomorrow. Panelists will share their personal relationships with water, and help set the conference tone by modeling collaborative, generational knowledge-sharing and uplifts the very voices that will lead our collective water future.
