Get to Know Autumn Peltier

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Meet Autumn Peltier, an inspiring Indigenous rights and water activist who began speaking up for clean water access at just 8 years old. In this interview, Autumn shares what sparked her journey, the role of women in water ceremonies, and how she used her voice to speak directly to Canada’s Prime Minister. From fun facts (like her love of bears and her cat Mosca) to powerful advice for young changemakers, this episode is all about speaking up, staying true to yourself, and standing up for what matters. [plus the usual Rebel Girls credits "this was produced by" etc] This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This episode was produced by Ashlee Harrison, and was directed by Haley Dapkus. Our executive producers are Joy Smith and Anjelika Temple. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who made this podcast possible! Until next time, staaaay rebel!

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0:00.0	This is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.
0:09.6	Hi, Rebels.
0:11.1	This is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, the interview.
0:14.1	I'm your host, Kira.
0:15.5	And today, we're talking to Indigenous rights and water activist, Autumn Pellche.
0:23.0	I'm Autumn Pellche. I'm Autumn Pellche, I'm 20 years old, I'm an Indigenous Rights and water activist, and I'm a rebel girl.
0:29.3	Hi, rebels. I'm Kira, and today we're diving into a super important topic, water rights,
0:35.0	with none other than Indigenous rights and water activist, Autumn Peltje.
0:39.3	Welcome, Autumn. We're so excited to have you here. I've read all about your incredible work.
0:45.3	But before we get into the big stuff, let's start with a few fun icebreakers so we can get to know you a little bit better.
0:51.3	So, first up, if you could travel anywhere in the world,
0:55.4	where would you go? It would probably be New Zealand. Sign me up. How about your favorite food?
1:03.8	My favorite food, I love anything with chicken, rice, and potatoes. That sounds so good right now.
1:11.2	And last icebreaker.
1:13.0	Do you have any pets?
1:14.4	I do have a cat, and he's a bengel cat.
1:17.0	His name is Mosca.
1:18.6	It's actually an Ojibwe word for mad.
1:21.7	Because when we got him and he was a kitten, he was really, really angry.
1:26.5	And he stayed angry for a really long time, so we named him
1:29.4	Mosca.
1:30.4	I love that he has an Ojibwe name with a story behind it.
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