Today, I'd like to bring your attention to an extraordinary human rights defender: Crystal Lameman. Crystal is an activist from the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation, a Sierra Club Prairie activist, the Peace River tar sands campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network in Alberta, Canada, and a mother of two children.
I heard Crystal speak at Power Shift 2012, a youth conference focused on developing and sustaining "an environmental and climate justice movement" capable of transforming society for all persons. Crystal's speech inspired me and brought tears to my eyes, as well as those of many other participants at the conference. I encourage you to take the time to watch and listen to her talk and join her in defending the rights of First Nations communities in Canada. I've provided a link a video below.
Read more about Crystal and other women human rights defenders on the Nobel Women's Initiative 16 Days of Activism blog.
