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• Miig says that the Anishnaabe people have been on these lands for thousands of years. They welcomed the people who named the land Canada, and the Anishnaabe fought valiantly during wars. However, the newcomers decided they liked subjugating the Anishnaabe.
• This makes it clear that what's happening in the present isn't a distinct chapter of history; rather, it's a continuation of a long line of oppression and abuse that Indigenous people have suffered at the hands of white settler governments. The idea that the freshest water was on Indigenous traditional lands suggests that the Indigenous people, bec...
• As the governments stole water from the rivers, the North melted. Miig says that the northern people are, as far as he's heard, still okay, which is why they're moving north toward them now.
• By remembering that the Anishnaabe were once the sole rulers of the land, Miig can give the kids perspective.
• Miig says that after ten years of wars over water, world leaders came to new agreements. The Anishnaabe were spread out, alone, and their home was gone.

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