Walk with the Water and Pray — For the Nibi Walkers praying the Line
A copper basin
Waters from the Source
from the confluence
from the crossings
All connected
Long skirts to bless
and be blessed by the grasses
Eagle staff on their left
The humility of Water is its power
The prayers of the Grandmothers
Every step
Every song
is Love
Nibi Gee Zah-gay-e-goo
Gee Me-gwetch-wayn ne-me-goo
Gee Zah Wayn ne-me-goo
Water, we love you
We thank you
We respect you
Grandmothers, women and children
Brave and full of a love
that mirrors the Water’s
They walk the Line
Superior to Grand Forks
Every step a prayer
for Nibi
for every river and stream
every lake and wetland
for every wild rice bed and every drop of precious rain
Water is Life
They walk for all of us
Today, I pray with the Nibi Walkers
Today, I will sing to the Water where I am
Asemaa
Humble, generous Water
I love you
Thank you
It is our honor to protect you
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Today, when you turn on the tap, when you drive over a river or next to a lake or pond, say thank you to the Water. Pray with and for the water and Nibi Walkers currently walking the entire line (Follow their story at nibiwalk.org)
