By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University, USA. Ten years ago, the global community formally recognized a universal human right to water in a United Nations resolution. While a major milestone in the effort to secure adequate freshwater for all people globally,...
Learn the Martuwarra Fitzroy River’s stories, from its First Nation’s People. There are nine stories to watch including Selina’s story and Hozaus’s story. Selina reflects on the importance of protecting the Martuwarra Fitzroy River for future generations and Hozaus...
In the Elk Valley in southern British Columbia, a water crisis is slowly unfolding. As this valley is home to some of Canada's biggest mines, the coal extracted in these mines comes selenium. Selenium levels in the Elk Valley are far above the limits set out in B.C.'s...
A traditional owner, Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart, narrated a story about rivers and busk tucker in her country near the Daly River in Northern Territory. This video was part of the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) research program. Find out...
By Dr Anne Poelina, Nulungu Research Institute: University of Notre Dame The Rainbow Snake is a universal Indigenous Australian living creature responsible for the creation and protection of waterways. Countless generations of traditional owners have cared for the...
By Dr Aparna Lal, the Australian National University Growing up in India in the 1980s, Dr Aparna Lal had access to running water for only two hours a day, and it wasn’t always clean. At the time she didn’t even question this, until she moved to New Zealand...
By Dr Anne Poelina, Nulungu Research Institute: University of Notre Dame Everyone who has an association with the river, whether Indigenous or not, talks about how important it is. It is the River of Life.[1] The Mardoowarra (Martuwarra or Fitzroy River) is an iconic,...