Canada: Carriers Of Water - Aboriginal Women’s Experiences, Relationships, And Reflections

Canada: Carriers Of Water - Aboriginal Women’s Experiences, Relationships, And Reflections Kim Anderson, Barbara Clow, and Margaret Haworth-Brockman, 2011   In many Aboriginal cultures, women have a special and distinct relationship to water, which is rooted in cultural beliefs, social practices and economic contexts as well as in women’s role in reproduction. Yet Aboriginal women have often been excluded from discussions and decisions about water management, with the result that their...

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