Just Research: A Podcast - Episode 1
October 6, 2025
Angela Ciceron
If you’re interested in water justice, you’ll be interested in the first episode of Just Research. Just Research is a podcast series from the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba. Hosted by Dr. Pauline Tennent and Dr. Adele Perry, the podcast highlights researchers from the UM community and beyond doing work in human rights and social justice in a variety of disciplines.
This season focuses on researchers whose work engages with each of the CHRR’s research themes: Borders and Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights, Reproductive and Bodily Justice, and Water Rights and Justice.
Episode 1: Looking Back on the CHRR and Water Research with Helen Fallding
In the first episode of Just Research, CHRR director Dr. Adele Perry and former CHRR manager Helen Fallding look back to the CHRR’s longstanding work in water rights and justice. In this conversation, they talked about the CREATE H2O program, its interdisciplinary, foundational work in water and sanitation in First Nations communities, and its legacy through the Just Waters project.
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Water and Justice Resource Guide
Water and Justice Resource Guide
July 23, 2025
Sarah Deckert and Shaylyn Pelikys
The Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 begins, “Nibi (water) is alive and has a spirit. It is the lifeblood of our mother (aki) and connects everything. It can give, sustain and take life.” Indigenous knowledges teach us to relate to water not as a resource to be extracted but as a living being to be loved and respected. As you engage with the podcasts, documentaries, books and other resources included in this preliminary resource guide, we hope that you will do so while holding on to the central truth of the Nibi Declaration: “Nibi (water) is alive and has a spirit.”
Download the screen reader friendly Water and Justice Resource Guide here:
Water Justice is Menstruation Justice: A Conversation with Co-Resistors– Graphic Recording
Water Justice is Menstruation Justice: A Conversation with Co-Resistors-- Graphic Recording
February 20, 2025
Roxanne Balan
In February 2025 Just Waters and the Centre for Human Rights Research hosted a panel on the topic, “Water Justice is Menstruation Justice: A Conversation with Co-Resistors.” We were honored to open the event with a Water & Tobacco Ceremony with Knowledge Keepers Ramona Milliea and Bill Milliea.
Following a presentation from Veronica Brown of Moon Time Connections, a panel discussion moderated by Chrstine Cyr (University of Manitoba) and Dr. Lisa Smith (Douglas College) explored the intersection of water justice and menstruation justice in Canada. Panelists included Emma Cowman (University of Manitoba), Alicia Horton (Douglas College), and Janessa Roy (MTC).
A graphic recording of the discussion was created by Roxanne Balan.
Connecting Gender and Water Justice: A Zine
Connecting Gender and Water Justice: A Zine
March 21, 2025
Just Waters
Created by the student research assistants in the Just Waters project, this zine is in commemoration of Women’s Month and World Water Day in 2025, with the aim of connecting water justice and gender equality. The pieces included in the zine were created to celebrate the role of women in protecting water systems, and to call for stronger connections between environmental and gender advocacy.
This zine features the work of the Onaman Collective, which is formed by Indigenous artists Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt. These banners were created for use in actions related to water and land protection. Read more about the banners here.
The Lake St. Martin Story
March 12, 2025
Cameron Armstrong
Water control structures have disempowered and displaced First Nations, destroying livelihoods in the name of development, upholding colonial systems and perpetuating environmental racism. One such case is that of Lake St. Martin and the Lake St. Martin First Nation.
As part of the Just Waters project, student RA Cameron Armstrong wrote a plain language summary giving an account of 50+ years of artificial flooding that have impacted the Lake St. Martin First Nation in a myriad of ways, including long term evacuation. Download the resource to find out more.
The Interconnections of Water and Menstrual Justice in Canada
The Interconnections of Water and Menstrual Justice in Canada
February 6, 2025
Emma Cowman
As part of the Just Waters project, researchers, students, and co-resistors from the University of Manitoba, Douglas College, and Moon Time Connections are coming together to explore the interconnections between water and menstrual justice in Canada. Check out this primer to learn more.
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