BLUE ECOLOGY IS A PATHWAY TO WATER RECONCILIATION: “It is not about technical data. It is not about numbers. It is about connection, it is about perspective, it is about that spiritual understanding and how things are connected. Indigenous knowledge is a sense, a feeling, an appreciation for that connection,” stated Brian Carruthers in the Watershed Moments 2023 documentary video
Note to Reader:
Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. The edition published on September 26, 2023 announced release of the Blue Ecology video documentary titled Watershed Moments 2023: A Pathway to Water Reconciliation and Resilience at the Local Scale.
Blue Ecology offers HOPE and removes the FEAR
Watershed Moments 2023 features Michael Blackstock, independent Indigenous scholar, and showcases a free-flowing conversation, with Richard Boase steering the process. This allows the chemistry with Brian Carruthers and Michael Blackstock to take its natural course. Brian and Michael have direct experience in interweaving two cultures. This makes the documentary relevant, timely and timeless. The Watershed Moments message is compelling.
“My experience with elected representatives is that it always comes down to the people and how they get along. And how they act, and how they lead. Staff can only carry things so far. Only when someone who is elected takes the lead, and is the champion, does something happen,” stated Brian Carruthers, a former Chief Administrative Officer and now an independent strategic advisor to local governments across British Columbia.
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