Are We Seeking Pimatisiwin or Creating Pomewin? Implications for Water Policy

The purpose of this discussion is to describe the worldview and sacred relationship of the Cree people in Alberta, as well as how colonial policy has created despair (pomewin) in Aboriginal communities and a state of disconnectedness from the water. It concludes with the presentation of a framework...

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Main Authors: Patti LaBoucane-Benson, Ginger Gibson, Allen Benson, Greg Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2012-11-01
Series:International Indigenous Policy Journal
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Online Access:http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=iipj