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  • Rivers, Relatives and Reciprocity: How we care for the waters

    Rivers, Relatives and Reciprocity: How we care for the waters

    Ambe omaa!! It is time the waters break free from the winter sleep, and it is the time when Anishinaabe-Kwe place water offerings to bodies of water in their respective traditional territories. At Just Waters,…

  • The Last Drop: Advances in water management to improve crop yields in the Canadian Prairies

    The Last Drop: Advances in water management to improve crop yields in the Canadian Prairies

    Join us to learn about “Advances in water management to improve crop yields in the Canadian Prairies,” with Dr. R. Sri Ranjan. Controlled drainage and irrigation research conducted in fully instrumented fields in southern Manitoba…

  • The Last Drop: Indigenous Science Fair Panel Discussion

    The Last Drop: Indigenous Science Fair Panel Discussion

    Student participants in the Indigenous Science Fair will share their science research, contributing to broader conversations about water, Indigenous knowledge systems, and sustainability. Join us for a conversation with Janelle Malcolm, Angie Papineau, Boston McKay…

  • Respecting That Which Gives Us Life

    Respecting That Which Gives Us Life

    Everyone is welcome to come spend the day with Anishinaabe-Kwe as they share ceremony, teachings, and conversations grounded in their sacred relationship with water. The gathering will feature a water ceremony with water drum along…

  • Aadizookaan: Winter Storytelling Gathering

    Aadizookaan: Winter Storytelling Gathering

    On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, join us for a winter storytelling gathering rooted in First Nations tradition with MC Rylee Nepinak, and storytellers Elder Margaret Lavallee, Jason Bone, Dennis Chartrand and Jason Parenteau. Doors open…

  • Water and Climate Justice: Advancing Intersectional Approaches

    Water and Climate Justice: Advancing Intersectional Approaches

    Join us for the next webinar in The Last Drop Water Researchers Speaker Series with panelists Aimée Craft (University of Ottawa), Linda Mendez-Barrientos (University of Denver), Deborah McGregor (Anishinabe, Whitefish River First Nation, Professor, University…

  • telltales

    telltales

    To view Jaimie Isaac’s solo exhibition, telltales, please make an appointment with Isaac (@isaac.jaimie or www.jaimie-isaac.ca). Appointments are available until October 30. About the exhibition: An exhibition of work and research that provides visual indications…

  • telltales

    telltales

    Just Waters is thrilled to invite you to celebrate Jaimie Isaac’s solo exhibition, “telltales.” Join us on Wednesday, October 22 at 6 pm for an opening talk and welcome to the exhibition. To view the exhibition…

  • Water Challenges in the Anthropocene: Lessons from India

    Water Challenges in the Anthropocene: Lessons from India

    Recording available here: University of Manitoba Sustainability YouTube Channel Join us for the next webinar in The Last Drop Water Researchers Speaker Series. Dr. Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, will speak…

  • Refusing to Harness a River: A Study of Dryland Farmers Resisting Irrigation in mid-20th Century Saskatchewan

    Refusing to Harness a River: A Study of Dryland Farmers Resisting Irrigation in mid-20th Century Saskatchewan

    Join Just Waters, the Institute for the Humanities and the Faculty of Arts on October 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm as we host Dr. Shannon Stunden Bower for a talk titled, “Refusing to Harness a…

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