News Headline
On the largest freshwater island in the world, Lake Huron’s Native Americans warn of the fragility of water
Source
Chicago Tribune
Publication Date
2020-01-13
In their native tongue, the Anishinaabe people have many words for water. There’s nibi, the water you drink. There’s gimewan, the water that falls from the sky. There’s nibiiwsh, the water that wells up in your eyes. There’s biinjinoowaanaabo, the water that breaks before a baby is born.