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Autumn Peltier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Peltier

Autumn Peltier is an Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate from the Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

In 2018, at the age of 13, Peltier addressed world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on the issue of water protection

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Indigenous activist uses traditional knowledge in a modern world to inspire climate action
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/indigenous-activist-uses-traditional-knowledge-in-a-modern-world-to-inspire-climate-action-1.6466252

“Indigenous people are living in third-world conditions in a first-world country.”
But youth involvement in climate activism has given Autumn Peltier hope.
Children & youth have become a major force in climate activism in recent years Peltier said.

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Indigenous activist uses traditional knowledge in a modern world to inspire climate action

After about 10 years as an Indigenous rights and clean water activist, Autumn Peltier says her job is far from over, with drinking water advisories still in place across various Indigenous communities. But one thing is still giving her hope: the next generation of climate activists.

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“We can't eat money, we can’t drink oil, Water gives all life. It's the only reason we're here. Without water, there's no life,”
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Hershey Canada chooses Manitoulin Island woman to celebrate Canadian Women : My Espanola Now

A Manitoulin Island Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate has been chosen by Hershey Canada as one of five women to celebrate Canadian Women. Autumn Peltier from […]

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