Indigenous artists unite to create murals focused on water protection

Photo: Artist Isaac Murdoch, from Serpent River First Nation in Ontario, and volunteers in Edmonton began painting a mural on the iHuman Youth Society building on Friday. The mural is about protecting water from threats posed by industrial development and pipelines, Murdoch said. (Brad Crowfoot)

Brandi Morin, Métis, born and raised in Alberta, possesses a passion for telling Indigenous stories. Based outside Edmonton, Morin has lent her talents to several news organizations, including Indian Country Today, Media Network, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network National News. She is now hard at work striving to tell the stories of Canada’s Indigenous peoples to a broader audience.

Two well-known Indigenous artists and environmentalists have partnered to create murals in Edmonton and Ottawa that they hope will raise awareness about the protection of precious water resources. Isaac Murdoch, from Serpent River First Nation in Ontario, travelled to Edmonton last week to visit family and said he was suddenly inspired to paint a mural to raise awareness about protecting water from the threat of things like industrial development and pipelines.

“Water all over the planet is being polluted catastrophically,” said Murdoch. “This is scary stuff. We need to change.”

He said he […]

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