I made this painting in response to a local community initiative to support the Mi’kmaw grandmothers and Water Protectors in Sipekne’katik (Shubenacadie) based out of the Radstorm Collective in North End Halifax. Protecting water ecosystems and accessibility for all is a priority issue that we are all intrinsically involved in and I want to continue to put forward this message in whatever platform I can. In the 8 years since this initiative began, the Water Protectors were successful in preventing a major gas company from dumping toxic waste products into the sacred Sipekne’katik (Shubenacadie) river.