Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
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- 9,49 €
Publisher Description
From New York Times bestselling author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes a must-read companion to the powerful, award-winning picture book We Are Water Protectors. Telling the story of reall-ife water protectors, Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior celebrates Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin, two Indigenous Rights Activists inspiring a tidal wave of change.
The seventh generation is creating
A sea of change.
It was a soft voice, at first.
Like a ripple.
But with practice it grew louder.
Indigenous women have long cared for the land and water, which in turn sustains all life on Earth—honoring their ancestors and providing for generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water.
But then came Anishinaabe elder Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn Peltier.
Featuring a foreword from water advocate and Indigenous Rights Activist Autumn Peltier herself, this stunning picture book encourages young readers to walk in the footsteps of the water warriors before them.
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Anishinaabe/Métis author Lindstrom gives voice to nibi, or water, in this fluid biographical account of Indigenous Water Warriors Josephine Mandamin (1942–2019) and Autumn Peltier (b. 2004). "I have a spirit./ I have feelings./ I remember," nibi begins, recalling how, once, "all life on Earth cared for me./ Looking seven generations into the future/ to make sure I was pure and clean." But when people who "didn't cherish me" cause pollution, Anishinaabe elder Grandma Josephine walks "miles and miles around the Great Lakes.../ so people would see her." Her great-niece Peltier—"the seventh generation" and today an Indigenous rights activist—raises her voice and meets with leaders globally. Alongside saturated flowing blue backgrounds, Anishinaabe illustrator George features recognizable faces that hint at real-life occurrences, including Peltier testifying at the UN. Though a lack of context in the text may at times confuse young readers, this moving title serves as both a powerful portrait of intergenerational activism and a call to action, inviting "all of you now./ To grow the ripple into a/ tidal wave." More about the figures concludes. Ages 4–8.
