Age 12

I was inspired to create this art piece by going in the peaceful journey Two Row on the Grand. The one night while we camped at the Caledonia Fairgrounds I looked out of my tent and this is what I saw.

Age 19

Mountain overlooks lake that provides life.

Age 12

My inspiration for this painting was my ancestors and the way they lived.

Age 12

A young native girl goes out to the ocean/river late at night and sees her feet clear a path for her to walk and not get wet, she can breathe underwater and talk to the animals in the river.

Age 15

This piece is representing our beautiful sunset and the view it gives us with the reflection of Ohneagno:s. I was inspired to create this painting by thinking about me and my Hanih's special spot by the river and the great times I've had with him and my sisters there so far.

Age 14

I've always loved rainy days. My favourite time of year would always have rainy days and while waiting for the school bus watching the raindrop hit the puddles in the cold mornings. This feeling has always made me happy.

I was inspired to create this piece by thinking about how important water is to me and life. As an Onkwehonwe person, water is connected to us with everything. Maple is our ceremony and is our first water of the year, water sustenance our world and community.

Age 13

Water helps make plants grow and it helps human. The water around her is the water cycle. That's why it has flowers on it and the power is coming from her hands.

Age 15

Blue represents waterfall and water drops. Red is the people represented by a feather and Turtle Island. Yellow and deer, the leader of the animals. Green colour, tree (pine) and strawberries - the leader of the plants. "W" stands for water - water is essential to all people, all animals and all plants.

Age 14

Water is life to me because it's what keeps us alive and well and it gives us a cool place to relink the one you love and care for in your life.

Age 10

Water is life because it has a lot of different animals and it helps us survive & it is healthy for us. It helps the animals live so they don't die from dryness. Water can help us so if we get hot we can go in water to cool us down. That is what water means to me.

Age 13

I had thought of the idea for this painting when I had been reciting the Creation story, and the thought that water had been here even before the creation of land and life, and how it is the base of life which we are all connected to.

Age 17

The painting is a representation of some of the ways water sustains us and animals. Both drink it. Both use it as a way to hunt. Both use it as transportation. Both equally depends on it, and as a result, become responsible for protecting and preserving water.

Age 12

Sunset with a beautiful sun tree's reflecting on the water bear is trying to catch a fish. This reminds me of what it was like when our ancestors were here.

Age 12

I was inspired by a recent painting I made for father's day. It was a sunset reflection that had no life so I did the same but with mountains, trees, some life and rain. Water is so important because if there was none there would be no life So I am showing that we need water for all life or the earth would be dry and all life would be extinct.

Age 13

I chose this title because water gives everything life.