Vicki M. R. Monague

Overview

Vicki M. R. Monague (spirit name Mzhakdo Kwe) born Midland, Ontario, Canada March 24, 1981. Canadian Beausoleil First Nation environmental activist. Spearheaded effort to prevent building of proposed landfill over Alliston aquifer, 2009. Protested nuclear shipment on Great Lakes, 2011. Led 17-day, 822-kilometer Water Walk around Georgian Bay, 2013. Opposed nuclear dump, Lake Huron, 2015.

Quotations

“For hundreds of years the Great Mother has given us life from the smallest insects to the biggest animals and trees. We need to honour her for what she has given us. . . We need to ensure the water is here for future generations. Everyone has a role to play and it’s not too late to make a connection.” (June 25, 2013, Anishinabek News)

"I won't back down no matter what they do to me and I will come back stronger to fight this atrocity." (on arrest, Aug. 7, 2009, Barrie Examiner; photo youtube.com)