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Woodhouse Nepinak began the day by participating in the first annual Water Walk along the Kichi-Zibi (Ottawa) River on \u201cunceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory.\u201d \u201cLet us honour the water that sustains us. And let us carry that spirit with us throughout this Assembly and beyond,\u201d Nepinak said to the throng of elders, knowledge keepers, water walkers, water protectors, youth, and community members gathered after the walk. 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Woodhouse Nepinak began the day by participating in the first annual Water Walk along the Kichi-Zibi (Ottawa) River on \u201cunceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory.\u201d \u201cLet us honour the water that sustains us. And let us carry that spirit with us throughout this Assembly and beyond,\u201d Nepinak said to the throng of elders, knowledge keepers, water walkers, water protectors, youth, and community members gathered after the walk. 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