With this reality, things simply must change. As Anishnabeg we must join with our neighbors in turning this chemical assault around. If our neighbors and their governments won't, then we must lead. Today, we pray that we find the strength and wisdom to show the way. Today we begin the Seventh Generation Initiative to save the Great Lakes - for now and for the future.
Natural laws determine the balance of life here on earth.
If there is to be a meaningful future for the Great Lakes, a sustainable future, then people must understand and abide by these natural laws. To do otherwise is to participate in mass euthanasia - cultural suicide. We who are indigenous to the Great Lakes have acquired our rights from these natural laws. We call them instructions from our Mother, the Earth. Despite changes in recent times, our rights still exist, they persist, and will continue to do so as long as we exist.