in progress: Walking for Clean Water - Pukatawagan on the Move

This is the basis for my first foray into children's fiction and working with local artistic talent for illustrations.... 'Walking for Clean Water - Pukatawagan on the Move' is based on real-life events in Pukatawagan, scenic remote northern Manitoba.

In July 1994, the people of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation had been sickened for over 6 months by highly-contaminated water. Weary of delays by various authorities to repair the faulty water-sewage system, the community decided to take their concerns on a 800 kilometre trek south to Winnipeg - The Journey for Life - right to the Manitoba legislature. The Journey for Life by Pukatawagan children, women, men, and elders for clean water is a significant event of peaceful activism in Canada's First Nations history.

-> the cover will look very different from this photo of the MCCN at the legislature