Water Walk

Join the Indigenous Students' Association, Indigenous Student Centre, Western Housing, and Western Sustainability for a very special Riverfest event as we participate in an Anishinaabe Water Walk. The walk will be led by Dr. Carol Hopkins and her mother Irene Peters, who will begin the event with an outdoor opening ceremony sharing about the origins of Water Walks and the healing nature of them. Water is life, and in this event participants will be encouraged to reconnect with their own personal connection to Deshkan Ziibiing as we walk along the river in ceremony.

We will meet outdoors near the Medway Parking Lot. Look for the green space past the parking gate, and we will begin near the tree line at the back of that green space, beside Thames Valley Parkway. Look for the Indigenous Student Centre canopy tent to find the group. Participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair or blanket to sit during the opening ceremony. After the opening, we will walk along the river as a group, led by Carol and the Indigenous Students’ Association, and our route will bring us back to campus. Light snacks will be provided after the walk, along with a reflection circle.

Registration is encouraged. Drop-ins are welcome, but please try to register in advance so we can prepare space/snacks. This event is open to all members of the campus community, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, faculty, staff and students. We hope to see you there.