1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and welcome to Stephane. 2 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Never told your production of iHeart Radio pre sam you 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: did an episode about Wikipedia pages and how there was 4 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: a huge campaign in doing more of the women non 5 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: binary people who were making history who were not included 6 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: in all of these things. Right, Yes, we did. It 7 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: was I think Bridget's final one of her final episodes 8 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: before she she left. Uh. And it was really really 9 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: interesting because there's just so much lack, like the numbers 10 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: were at the time, and I'm sure still are very 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: very discerning about how many women in non binary folks 12 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: had Wikipedia pages, which for a lot of people is 13 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: the place you go to for like a quick you know, information, 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: kind of a photograph of what's happened in our history. 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: And even the pages that did have like women scientists, 16 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: for example, would be like very short, like not much 17 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: detail at all. Uh. And like, yeah, the people behind 18 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: updating that a lot of them women having these kind 19 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: of like codeathons or wikiathons. What are they called Wikipedia thons? 20 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: You know what I mean? Which I love, I do love, 21 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's not great right um. As in fact, 22 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: I just saw a report and I wanted to talk 23 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: about this real quick because the person we are talking 24 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: about for activists around the world today, Yeah, this is 25 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: how we're doing the activists around the world as a 26 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: Wikipedia page, which has been rare the more we do 27 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: a deep dive and some of these amazing people who 28 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: are doing sch amazing work. Um, and yeah, you're right, absolutely, 29 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 1: that's this is Wikipedia is one of the first things 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: that pop up, as in fact, on Google it's almost 31 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: like a side page. And I don't know what you 32 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: call that. Someone tell me shows the piece of that 33 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: bio from Wikipedia. Um. And as in fact, this article 34 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: from Washington those who credits just Weighed as one of 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: those who have been working on updating Wikipedia to include 36 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: more women's scientists since twenty seventeen. Think she's done over 37 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: like one thousand, seven hundred fifty pages since then. But 38 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: they say that about two billion people a month go 39 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: to Wikipedia seeking information. That is a whole bunch. Yeah. Um. 40 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: And the percentage of women especially, so this one was 41 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: specific to England. So yeah, just nineteen of the English 42 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: Wikipedia biographies are of women. So I'm assuming someone tell 43 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong that they're beaning like English speaking 44 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: or the English language. And this is according to Wicked 45 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: Project Women and Read, which is actually a dedicated a 46 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: group addressing the gender gap for Wikipedia. So I found 47 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: that fascinating. I feel like we should go ahead, um 48 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: and put that at the top because I'm really glad 49 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: who we're talking about is included, and she's so significantly young. 50 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: So I'm I'm excited to see how they continue build 51 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: up because even today, as I was looking at, her 52 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: page is not updated. There's a couple of more accolades 53 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: that she's gotten since then that hasn't been updated on 54 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: this page. I guess I could do that. I'm not 55 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: really subotic about that, but I mean that's that's the 56 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: conversation that we should be having, is that, Yeah, this 57 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: has been an ongoing thing, and thank god for people 58 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: I know you are a part of this, who have 59 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: made this a huge project to make sure women are 60 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: being talked about, that non binary people are being seen, 61 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: that the marginalized community are being put down as a 62 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: part of history as it's being made. Um, but it's 63 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: still significantly less. So I found that interesting. I think 64 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: we should go back to revisit it because those numbers 65 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: are so low in M so low. Yeah, So today 66 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: again we are talking about those who were featured, who 67 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: is as in fact that her great aunt is to 68 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: thank God. But we are talking about um Autumn pelch 69 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: Uh and just aside, note this month in the US 70 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: as Native American Heritage Month, and we wanted to celebrate 71 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: the amazing activists. Of course, if you've been listening, if 72 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: you've listened to this segment, you know we love and 73 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: we absolutely find it important that we continue to talk 74 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: about the work of the indigenous and the First nations 75 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: as they have continued to do so. They've always done so, 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: and so we want to make sure that you know, no, 77 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: we're not doing it just for this month, but it 78 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: is the specific month as what we should say. And yes, 79 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: and one of those amazing activists is eighteen year old 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: Autumn Pelcha. She has been an activist most of her 81 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: life since eight years old, UM and so and has 82 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: only gotten more vocal about the knees of her people 83 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: and for the entire environment in the world. Um Pela 84 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: grew up in the and I'm so sorry if I'm 85 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: between these names. I've tried to look them up. Um 86 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: So if I get this this wrong, let me know 87 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: what I believe is week wam Kong First Nation in Ontario, Canada. 88 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: And you can say that activism and protecting the land 89 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: is in her blood. Yes, she has followed closely in 90 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: the it steps of our great aunt Josephine Mondamin, who 91 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: yes has an Wikipedia page you should also check out, 92 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: who was an activist for clean water and was the 93 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: past chief water protector for the Odd Nation of Act 94 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Nation and a grandmother of the First Nation, an elder 95 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: and the founding member of the Water Protector's movement. Yeah, 96 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: and as a side note, Man Damon started the water 97 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: walk movement in two thousand three when she became concerned 98 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: over the polluting around to Lake Superior and around Lake 99 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: Superior rivers in there that area, and she walked to 100 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: symbolize real growth and renewal of the earth. And she 101 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: walked around seventeen thousand miles or two hundred kilometers. When 102 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: asked about how pell Chaise and Mandamen encouraged her in 103 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: her journey, she said, my great anti Josephine was the 104 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: original water protector who walked the shores of all the 105 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: great lakes. Before she passed, she told me that while 106 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: people will point and deter you from the work, you 107 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: have to just keep going, and that is exactly what 108 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: she is doing right um pell Chase understanding of nature 109 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: and water has been a way of life for her. 110 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: When addressing the issue of the importance of water, she says, quote, 111 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: in our culture, we look at water as a living 112 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: being and we're taught to respect it as if it's 113 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: a human. It's the life blood of Mother Earth. Water 114 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: gives all life. We all live in water for nine months. 115 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: It's the only reason we're here. Without water, there's no life. 116 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: And that's a sentiment that she's grown up with and 117 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: lives by. When discovering that many people had gotten without 118 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: clean water, she sought to change that. At the age 119 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: of twelve, she boldly faced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and 120 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: challenged him to follow through on his past promises of 121 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: protecting the water, saying, quote, I'm very unhappy with the 122 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: choices you made and broken promises to my people. And 123 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: when he replied, he understood and made more promises, and 124 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: she vowed to hold him accountable. And by the way, 125 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: she was originally told to just give him the gift, 126 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: which was a traditional water bundle, um and not to 127 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: say anything. But she couldn't hold back and she refused 128 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: to be quiet, which I love. And yeah, she has 129 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: gone beyond just Canada. She travels and addresses international organizations 130 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: about you know, being accountable and protecting and giving access 131 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: to drinkable clean water. Since confronting the Prime Minister, Pelga 132 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: has spoke in front of the UN General Assembly as 133 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: well as speaking at the United Nations Secretary General's Climate 134 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: Action Summit, World Economic Forum, and the Children's Climate Conference 135 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: in Sweden. And with her platform, not only is she 136 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: spreading information um and seeking critical change to get access 137 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: to clean water for everybody, but she has used it 138 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: as well to encourage other use to be a part 139 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: of advocacy. When asked in an interview about being so young, 140 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: she said, you wouldn't generally think a kid or a 141 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: young person would speak up about world issues or political issues. 142 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: That's why it's so much more powerful, because that's how 143 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: you know something is wrong. And she's given advice for 144 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: the as young activists. My advice for youth is that 145 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: anyone can do this work. Everyone has a voice, Everyone 146 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: has a grandparent who survived so we could be here 147 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: and continue to stand for our people, our waters, our 148 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: lands are rights. You must want it and actually do it. 149 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: It's scary at first, but once you think about the 150 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: planet and the waters, your heart brings you to another 151 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: place where the ancestors blood runs through your veins and 152 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: all you know is survival. Today's youth are driving the 153 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: largest movement of voices across so many platforms as everything 154 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: is so accessible. The more we continue to speak, the 155 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: closer we get to be heard. When we stand together 156 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: as one, we are one voice in one nation. And 157 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: by the way, yeah, she is continued to become a 158 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: leader obviously, as in fact, she was named after her 159 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: great aunt's death, the new chief water Commissioner for the 160 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: Honest Snowbak Nation and she currently still holds that position. 161 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: So she's leader of protecting the water in that area, um, 162 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: which is an amazing position at eighteen years old. And 163 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: she got that when she was I believe the teen. 164 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: So she has been doing I think that from what 165 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: I've seen that nation proud um and being a representation 166 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: and a leader in that and yeah, and with that, 167 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: she's using her leadership and her voice as she's released 168 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: a movie produced by the Indigenous Content Group of Seeing 169 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: Red Six Nations, The Water Walker, which was featured on 170 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: HBO Canada has received several awards. She's collaborated with organizations 171 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: around Canada to continue to speak about the issue of 172 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: access to clean water, and in three a children's book 173 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: titled Autumn Pelcha Water Warrior is expected to be released. 174 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: So doing some things. Yes, oh, we should add that 175 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: to our book club. We've never done a children's books. 176 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: We need to add children's books. You were correct. We've 177 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: done some y A novels, but not not full on 178 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: children's books. We should yeah, yeah, uh. And of course 179 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: her work has brought many accolades and deserved recognition, such 180 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: as the Sovereign Medal of Exceptional Volunteerism in March seventeen, 181 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: Ottawa Riverkeeper Award in BBC when hundred women uh and 182 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize, three times Young 183 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: Leader Award from the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association Award 184 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, and this year Pilch was recognized by 185 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: the Royal Rhodes University with a Doctor of Laws on 186 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: a Risk Causa for her commitment to creating a better future. 187 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: And that's in a quote. I hope I didn't put that. 188 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: She's won somebody awards that it's got me on. Yeah, 189 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: and that's the only one. Yeah. These aren't at all 190 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: her only accolades and honors. Uh. And we know she 191 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: continues to do her amazing work. It's such amazing work. 192 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: There will be many more to come and we will 193 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: look forward to maybe revisiting this in the share Yes. 194 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: Um well as always, listeners, if you have anybody we 195 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: should shout out in this segment, please let us know. 196 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: You can email us at step Media, mom Stuff at 197 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: iHeart media dot com. 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