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This book is an adventure story in every way. There's the adventure of a very tough beginning, a life of drug dealers and crackhouses and guns; there's the adventure of leaving that behind for a remarkable time of spiritual and personal growth; and there's the ongoing adventure of working desperately to protect the planet and its sacred places. Clayton Thomas-Muller relates these adventures in ways that will help everyone through unfamiliar terrain--he's a trustworthy guide and an authentic storyteller. In a moment when indigenous people around the world are coming to the very fore of the most crucial fights, this volume will broaden your understanding in powerful ways. And you won't forget its scenes any time soon. Bill McKibben Clayton Thomas-Muller--Cree poet and environmental warrior dedicated to decolonization--has crafted an awesome, lyrical memoir that captures the experiences of urban Indigenous youth facing poverty, drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and juvenile detention. Most, like Clayton, inherited the intergenerational trauma of residential schools. Clayton found a way to escape trauma and poverty in order to fight for his people. This beautifully written book is required reading for everyone who cares about justice for the survivors of genocide who continue to survive in colonized conditions. It offers a path to liberation that may also be the way to saving the earth and humanity itself. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

This book is an adventure story in every way. There's the adventure of a very tough beginning, a life of drug dealers and crackhouses and guns; there's the adventure of leaving that behind for a remarkable time of spiritual and personal growth; and there's the ongoing adventure of working desperately to protect the planet and its sacred places. Clayton Thomas-M ller relates these adventures in ways that will help everyone through unfamiliar terrain--he's a trustworthy guide and an authentic storyteller. In a moment when indigenous people around the world are coming to the very fore of the most crucial fights, this volume will broaden your understanding in powerful ways. And you won't forget its scenes any time soon. Bill McKibben Clayton Thomas-M ller--Cree poet and environmental warrior dedicated to decolonization--has crafted an awesome, lyrical memoir that captures the experiences of urban Indigenous youth facing poverty, drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, and juvenile detention. Most, like Clayton, inherited the intergenerational trauma of residential schools. Clayton found a way to escape trauma and poverty in order to fight for his people. This beautifully written book is required reading for everyone who cares about justice for the survivors of genocide who continue to survive in colonized conditions. It offers a path to liberation that may also be the way to saving the earth and humanity itself. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

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Clayton Thomas-Muller is a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. He is a campaigner for 350.org, a global movement that's responding to the over-reliance on fossil fuels and the challenge of the climate crisis. His work challenges the encroachment of the fossil fuel industry, with a special focus on the sprawling infrastructure of pipelines, refineries, and extraction associated with the Canadian tar sands. He has campaigned on behalf of Indigenous peoples around the world for more than 20 years, working with the Indigenous Environmental Network, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Global Justice Ecology Project, Bioneers, and other organizations. Clayton has traveled extensively domestically and internationally, having led Indigenous delegations to lobby United Nations bodies, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Earth Summit (Johannesburg, 2002 and Rio+20, 2012) and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Clayton has coordinated and led delegations of Indigenous peoples to lobby government in Washington, DC; Ottawa; and the European Union (Strasbourg and Brussels). Utne magazine named him one of the top 30 under 30 activists in the United States, and Yes magazine called him a Climate Hero. He has been published in multiple books, newspapers, and magazines and appeared countless times on local, regional, national, and international television and radio as an expert advocate on Indigenous rights and environmental and economic justice. A sought-after public speaker, he has also been a guest lecturer at universities, conferences, and seminars around the world. Clayton Thomas-Muller is married, with two young sons. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada. www.lifeinthecityofdirtywater.com

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