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Water is Life<\/p>\n
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As Long as the Waters Flow<\/p>\n
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Artwork by Joey Big Snake<\/a> | Wide Skied “This work demonstrates an appreciation for water and the connection it has to all life – specifically, the idea of the reflections and how they exist everywhere around us. 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The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs supports the efforts of the CSC<\/span> via resolution<\/span>s<\/span> in September 2023<\/span> and October 2024<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Explore the CSC Advocacy Toolkit” button_url=”\/index.php\/advocacy-materials\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” background_color=”gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” button_on_hover=”off” width=”90%” module_alignment=”center” height=”180px” custom_margin=”50px||8px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”6px” border_color_all=”gcid-primary-color” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22border_color_all%22%93}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”A Water Ceremony” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#124f77″ text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}” custom_margin=”|||40px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-46px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin_tablet=”|||40px|false|false”]<\/p>\n On May 23, the CSC team travelled to Crescent Falls, near Sunchild First Nation, to take part in a water ceremony led by Elder Bernice Stoney, Pigeon Lake Indian Reserve 138A in Maskwacis. Water ceremonies were once banned, like all ceremonial, spiritual and cultural protocols of First Nations Peoples under the Indian Act. They weren\u2019t allowed legally until 1951. For 67 years, First Nations Peoples endured the loss of culture, but kept them alive by holding them in secret and sharing the knowledge from generation to generation.<\/p>\n We are proud to share Bernice\u2019s knowledge about water ceremonies, and why they are so important for our future.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Water-Ceremony-July-17.mp4″ play_icon_color=”gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835″ font_icon=”I||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835%22:%91%22play_icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto||on||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835″ custom_margin=”-25px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-079d41ce-022f-403a-95a3-83b6455b7835%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n Video by Aaron Parker and Aaron Munson [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”CSC Elders and Youth Speaking on Treaty Rights and Water” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-Video.mp4″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”70%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”56px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023-09-06_TSAG-Chiefs-Steering-Committee_Logo-CMYK_BG-2.png” background_size=”initial” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Current Stories” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|auto|25px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” border_color_all=”gcid-primary-color” border_color_top=”gcid-primary-color” border_style_top=”double” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22border_color_top%22,%22border_color_all%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023-09-06_TSAG-Chiefs-Steering-Committee_Logo-RGB-72dpi.png” title_text=”2023-09-06_TSAG Chiefs Steering Committee_Logo RGB 72dpi” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”left” min_height=”160px” max_height=”160px” custom_margin=”14px|14px|28px|36px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-primary-color” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”Roboto||||||||” min_height=”200px” max_height=”200px” custom_margin=”|14px|14px|14px|false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n CSC Statement on Meeting with Minister of ISC<\/p>\n August 13, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Click here to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/chiefssteeringcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023-09-06_TSAG-Chiefs-Steering-Committee_Logo-RGB-72dpi.png” title_text=”2023-09-06_TSAG Chiefs Steering Committee_Logo RGB 72dpi” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”left” min_height=”160px” max_height=”160px” custom_margin=”14px|14px|28px|36px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-primary-color” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”Roboto||||||||” min_height=”200px” max_height=”200px” custom_margin=”|14px|14px|14px|false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n CSC News Release on Alberta Pipeline Proposal<\/b><\/p>\n
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