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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a red T-shirt under an unbuttoned pink shirt.

He says TVOK NEWS
IS BACK,
AND WITH A BIG QUESTION.
CAN KIDS CHANGE THE WORLD?
WELL, THE STUDENTS OF
ST. MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS
CATHOLIC SCHOOL WILL TELL YOU
THAT THEY CAN AND THEY ARE.
LET'S CHECK IN.

A clip shows school students say
KIDS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!

A girl with glasses says I HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
BY PICKING UP GARBAGE.

A girl with brown hair in a bun says AND THROWING IT
IN THE RIGHT BINS.

A boy with curly brown hair says AND PICK UP LITTER
FROM THE GROUND,
IF THEY HAVE GLOVES.

A boy with very short black hair says I LIKE,
BRUSH MY TEETH,
BUT I DON'T LEAVE THE TAP
RUNNING SO I PRESERVE WATER.


A girl with wavy black hair says I'M TRYING TO TURN OFF
HALF THE LIGHTS.

A boy with short straight brown hair says I'M PLANTING FLOWERS
AND A FEW SEEDS
IN OUR GARDEN.

A girl with curly brown hair says BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE OXYGEN
AND BEES,
THEY POLLINATE THE FLOWERS,
WHICH HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT.

They all say KIDS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!

Daniel says AND PLEASE WELCOME
AUTUMN PELTIER,
WHO IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT
SAVING AND CARING FOR
THE WATER ON EARTH.
SHE'S 13,
AND HAS WON YOUTH NOBEL PRIZE,
MET THE PRIME MINISTER,
AND SPOKEN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER.
AUTUMN, TELL US,
WHAT DOES WATER MEAN TO YOU?

Autumn has long brown hair in a top knot and wears a grya sweatshirt.

She says WELL,
TO ME,
WATER IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE AS ANISHINAABE PEOPLE
AND EVERYONE PROTECTS
THE WATER,
BECAUSE WE WERE ONLY GIVEN
SO MUCH WATER,
AND SO MUCH CLEAN
DRINKING WATER.
AND THERE'S INDUSTRIES AND
COMPANIES POLLUTING THE WATER,
AND I'M ADVOCATING
FOR THE WATER BECAUSE
WITHOUT WATER NONE OF US
WILL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE.

Daniel says SO WHY IS WATER
EVERYONE'S ISSUE?

Autumn says WELL, WATER IS THE LIFEBLOOD
OF MOTHER EARTH,
AND EVERYONE LIVES IN WATER
FOR NINE MONTHS IN THE WOMB,
AND WE'RE ALL BORN
FROM WATER.
AND WITHOUT WATER,
WE CAN'T LIVE.
SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL IT'S
EVERYONE'S ISSUE,
AND WHY EVERYONE SHOULD BE
ADVOCATES FOR THE WATER.

Pictures show Autumn holding up a copper bowl.

Daniel says OKAY, SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE
TALKING TO LEADERS OF
THE UNITED NATIONS?

A picture of Autumn speaking at the UN appears.

Autumn says WELL, TO ME, SPEAKING TO THE
LEADERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
WAS A HUGE HONOUR,
AND A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ME
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WATER,
AND ADVOCATE FOR
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE.
AND IT WAS A REALLY AMAZING
EXPERIENCE,
AND I FELT VERY HEARD
FROM THE LEADERS.

Daniel says THIS IS SO INSPIRING.
TELL US ABOUT MEETING
THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.

Autumn says IN 2015,
I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE HIM A WATER BUNDLE.
AND WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE,
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT I WAS GONNA DO,
I JUST STOOD RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIM, AND THEN I SAID,
"I'M REALLY UNHAPPY WITH
THE CHOICES YOU'VE MADE
"AND BROKEN PROMISES
TO MY PEOPLE."
THEN HE SAID,
"I UNDERSTAND THAT."
AND THEN I STARTED CRYING.
AND HE SAID,
"I'LL PROTECT THE WATERS."

Daniel says WOW.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR KIDS
WHO WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD,
LIKE YOU?

Autumn says ANYONE CAN DO THE WORK
THAT I'M DOING,
AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OTHER
YOUTHS TO DO THE WORK
THAT I'M DOING,
AND YOUNGER CHILDREN,
BECAUSE IF WE ALL DO THIS WORK,
WE CAN HOPEFULLY MAKE A CHANGE.

Daniel says WELL THANK YOU AUTUMN,
FOR ALL THAT YOU DO,
AND HAVE DONE FOR OUR
WATER ISSUES HERE IN CANADA,
AND THE WORLD.

Autumn says THANKS FOR HAVING ME,
TVO KIDS.

Daniel says AND THANK YOU GUYS
FOR WATCHING
TVOK NEWS.
THAT'S IT FOR ME.

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