Biinaagami: Connecting with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Watersheds

The Biinaagami Initiative is creating multimedia resources rooted in Indigenous knowledges to educate, connect, and promote action for the protection of the Great Lakes, which are under threat from pollution, climate change, and invasive species. 

Biinaagami is a collaboration between the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and Canadian water advocacy charity Swim Drink Fish.  Our guests, Meredith Brown, Director of Special Projects at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Patrick Madahbee, co-chair of the Biinaagami Shared Circle, and a Swim Drink Fish ambassador, describe how Biinaagami is integrating Indigenous languages, ceremony and traditional knowledges to share ways that everyday people can learn and take action around the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed. Biinaagami has created a room-sized floor map with Indigenous place names and augmented-reality storytelling. Their website includes an online version of the map and additional resources.  

Home - Biinaagami
Giant Floor Maps – Overview | Canadian Geographic Education (cangeoeducation.ca)
Biinaagami: A call to revitalize our waters | Canadian Geographic

Music: 
"Brothers" by Wolf Saga and Chippewa Travelers, licensed through Nagamo Publishing. 
"Curiosity" by Justin Delorme and Chippewa Travellers, licensed through Nagamo Publishing. 
"Deep Relaxation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Magic Scout" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
"Flowing water with gentle wading" by Mechanical Wave

This podcast is produced by the Communications Department at the Anishinabek Nation. 
This episode was originally published on July 26, 2024.