Six Nations Water Festival means fun in the sun

If there’s water, you will find a firefighter! Six Nations firefighters have fun in the sun at Six Nations Water Festival (Photo by Austin Evans).

Teiethinonhwerea:ton ne Ohne:kanos water festival By Austin Evans, Writer Photos by: Austin Evans Racers, researchers, and health advisors came together to celebrate water at the Teiethinonhwerea:ton ne Ohne:kanos water festival. Six Nations Wellbeing invited the community to join in canoe and kayak races at the first ever Six Nations Water Festival. Senior health promoter Nicole Bilodeau organized the event as a way to celebrate everything related to water. “We wanted to invite people from throughout the community to come and celebrate water,” she said. “We have lots of games for kids. We had a writing contest for kids as well to share about why water is important to them. We wanted to celebrate life on the water, doing paddle races for youth and for adults. Just every aspect of water…

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