Just fairly recently, the Anishinaabe Society of the Medeouin have been very active and have declared that the women will be keepers of the water, that they will be responsible for the waters of Turtle Island. And as a part of that, elders have walked around the Great Lakes out of concern for the health of the waters. And more recently, Katherine Morris O'Sinkler, an elder in Manitoba, read the headline that Lake Winnipeg had been voted the most endangered lake in the world. Out of concern for the waters of this province, of for the Lake Winnipeg itself, Katherine determined when she got up the next morning that she had to do something. So she informed her husband Murray that she was going to walk around Lake Winnipeg. And so it was that on the 12th of July, 2014, that Katherine and some other women gathered in Norwy House took some water from the lake in a copper pail, had a ceremony with the community, and left that morning on the walk around the lake. As she left Norwy House, she was supported by prayers from Reverend Lawrence Moorah, who was the minister of the United Church in Norwy House. And he was aware of what Katherine was doing as were others in the community. And women from Norwy House joined her on that walk. She continued down the highway onto highway number six, eventually, stopping at communities where she was feasted and where she talked with the people about the health of the waters in their territory and continued until she arrived at our home at the south end of Lake Winnipeg in Peter's Field, where we hosted a feast to honor the water walkers and to support them. And friends gathered for a good United Church potluck feast, which involved us and also made us very informed of what the water walkers were doing. Some of us then went on a journey after the walker walkers had moved further to the east from our village. And there we joined them for the conclusion of their walk on August 8th. Having carried water in a small pail, women had worked for 1200 kilometers of carrying water. The marvelous ending at Manigatoggen, where they ended the walk, resulted in a great celebration as they poured the water from the copper pail back into Lake Winnipeg. Importance over involvement was expressed by Katherine on her visit at our home. And she said that our planning is for seven generations into the future. And she really is concerned about what will happen to the water because it will impact her grandchildren. And the concept of having safe water for us and for our children and those yet unborn is so important to all people of faith. And I believe the United Church has an important role to play with. Our being informed about water, but also being informed about how climate change is affecting all of our lives. And as people of faith who are relatives of creation, related to creation, it is faithful for us to be involved, to be committed to the ongoing health of the land and the water. I have been very encouraged by the dedication of people to the care of water. And it was interesting that some of the people who joined us for the feast in Peter's field were people who were on the Lake Winnipeg water commission, people who are involved day by day, the United Church people who in the area who know that what Lake is being threatened with pesticides and fertilizer and all manner of chemicals and pollution. So we're active. Locally we have people in the community who are informing us, scientists who are educating us. And we're hopeful that people on the land, across this land, will see how important it is that we are proactive. While we have vast areas of water, great water supplies, we have not cared for or protected this resource. I think the threat is very real. We're conscious in this territory that our water is under threat and that we have seen within two generations, lakes that were once safe for drinking, are now causing illness and problem in the land. So I think across the country there is there's great hope we have such wonderful bodies of water everywhere across the land. And they are so important for our life, not just for our recreation, but for our very living. And I think we can do so much more with our children and our elders to promote quality of water and protecting the land as we do our faithful journey. Being here at rendezvous in Manitoba, Manitoba, the creator's resting place, very aware of the potential and the energy of life in the church among the young people. And I think I continue the awareness of environmental responsibility. So we have a role to play within the churches as members of the church to support and inform the young ones and to be creative, to be very, very active in promoting the quality of life on this land.