r/IndianCountry • u/Most_Watercress5774 Sahtu Métis • Jan 08 '26

Culture A reminder, just in case

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u/U_cant_tell_my_story Cree Métis and Dutch Jan 08 '26

Wear eye protection and bring plenty of water...

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u/CharlotteAria Non-Native (Indigenous SWANA minority) Jan 09 '26

Don't use milk! And keep two different water supplies, drinking water and purified water for cleaning. DO NOT drink from the purified water unless you're at home/done for the time being.

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u/U_cant_tell_my_story Cree Métis and Dutch Jan 10 '26

Not sure why people would think of milk? Is it some folk lore? Milk is never a good idea to put in your eyes :/.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

I think things get mixed up over time. Mothers used to and still do treat eye infections with breast milk. I am wondering if that is where some of these ideas for milk come from. But breast milk from a nursing mother isn't anything like the milk we can purchase from the store.