The Walk began at Waverly Beach on the Bad River Reservation on the South shore of Lake Superior at sunrise on June 29th, and will pass through every community around the lake in one large circle.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
For many people, it is an important source of food, livelihood and drinking water. Lake Superior is also an important part of the spirituality of the Anishinabeg as passed down by our ancestors and oral histories. It is now threatened due to contamination, global warming caused by over-development, and a growing, global water crisis that further threatens the sanctity of its waters and many life forms that depend on it, including, people. The idea was borne out of a gathering in Sault Ste. Marie, in April of 1999, when Native and Non-Native people met to discuss issues pertaining to the Great Lakes.