I do the free clicks on Free The Ocean, just to help make a dent in the amount of plastic in Earth’s oceans. The clicks are to answer trivia questions, and frequently I learn something, especially on days when I guess the answer. Yesterday’s (I had it up to post yesterday, too, but didn’t get it done until late) was about Autumn Peltier. I was interested, so I pulled up some more info on her, and she is post-worthy.

Free The Ocean tells us that “Autumn Peltier is a young Canadian activist known for advocacy for clean water and ocean protection. At the age of eight, she was inspired to make a difference. In the last 11 years, her voice has become powerful in the movement to protect marine environments and work toward a healthier planet for future generations.“

Here is some biographical info. “Autumn Peltier is the chief water commissioner of the Anishinabek Nation, and a water-rights advocate and environmental activist.

“Peltier was born on September 17, 2004, in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada, and is a member of the Aniishnabek Nation.” There is more on the page, too.

An article from 2017 on CBC News tells us, “Even at the tender age of 12, Autumn Peltier speaks with the wisdom of someone much older.

“’I’m going to be an ancestor one day,’ says Peltier, from her home in Wikwemikong First Nation in northern Ontario. ‘I’m still going to have great-grandchildren on this land and I hope they are still able to drink the water.’

“Despite her youth, Peltier is already a veteran activist when it comes to the issue of clean drinking water — not just in First Nations communities, but across the country.

“’I do what I do for the water because water is sacred,’ says Peltier, who was honoured by the Assembly of First Nations as a water protector.

“Since water doesn’t have a voice, Peltier says she wants to lend hers to the cause. Even if that means taking on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as she did last December at the AFN’s annual winter gathering.”

There is even more information here, on CIWEM , the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. This one is current, with some family history. This is a remarkable young woman!