Autumn’s citation reads that she “is an Indigenous girl and a passionate water ambassador. She is fighting for the right of Indigenous Canadian peoples and children to have access to clean water while at the same time acting as the voice for all against the abuse of clean water as our most important natural resource.

Young People’s Peace Prize

Autumn Peltier nominated for international honour WIIKWEMKOONG – Autumn Peltier, the 14-year-old Wiikwemkoong water warrior who is following in the literal footsteps of her late aunt Josephine Mandamin in bringing the issues of clean water onto the global stage, and who was appointed the chief water commissioner for Anishinabek Nation has been nominated for the …