b'OP/EDaffects their water. My hope is to inspireI THINK PEOPLE ARE NOT MOTIVATED TO CHANGE; more young people to stand up for their nations and their environment to ensureTHEY HAVE BECOME USED TO A LIFE THAT IS FAST AND that we all have a future. CONVENIENT, WITH NO REGARD FOR THE EFFECTS ON My great aunt used the words human negligence. To me, it means that it is usNATURE, AND THE WASTE IT CAUSES.that are destroying the planet and the water. The choices we make about money, for material things, to make life easier. It is humans that are creating things that are only used once, that are destroyingfood using the old ways. In my opinion,to make a fire and shelter as opposed to the waters, by dumping or spillingI think people are not motivated togetting an A on reading books that I may chemical waste from development. Allchange; they have become used to anot need when it comes to survival. These this impacts climate change.life that is fast and convenient, with noare the thoughts I get when I think of Everything is connected. When theregard for the effects on nature, and theclimate change. If humans keep going water is sick, things in the water die orwaste it causes. the way we are, we wont have a planet, we get sick. Animals that depend onEvery time I hear the words climateor it will be a very sick planet.water for basic survival get sick and die.change, I can hear my great auntiesIf we work together, we can make a Their patterns and behaviours change.voice speaking on the disrespect andchange. I do see change is happening. The pollution in the air changes thenegligence for the earth. Long ago theCommunities are starting to have environment. Like a ripple in the waters,people had to work to survive; theyrecycling programs, make upgrades to the impact of climate change grows. Weworked hard, and it didnt require books.water treatment plants, and use better know the earth is heating up. We haveIt was hard manual labor. I think weways for waste disposal. the ability to change that. So lets do it!need to go back and teach the young ones One-time disposable items like plastics,to be hard workers, hunters, survivalists,Sometimes we just need to put aside lets get rid of them, and use wood andbecause when a disaster hits, those peoplenegative feelings and do good for the one glass. My grandfather talks about this.who know the land will be the ones tomother that we all share Mother Earth. When he was a little boy there was nosurvive. Maybe we need to be thinking ofDo it for her. Do it for your great grandkids. plastic or foil or Saran wrap. They usedmore land-based activities in schools asDo it so we all can have a future! wood, glass and practised storage ofmandatory, instead of essays. LearningMiigwech!www.afn.ca 85'