Use the captions button at the bottom of the video player to turn captions on or off, and use the settings menu to display them in English or French.

Siila Watt-Cloutier

Our planet in peril

For decades, Silla Watt-Cloutier has been a strong voice for communities and geographies on the frontlines of climate change. The Inuit author and advocate emphasizes the importance of understanding climate change as a human rights issue. “As Inuit, we rely on the cold, the ice, and snow,” Watt-Cloutier explains. “That is our life force... It isn’t just about the ice itself, it’s what the ice represents.” For her people, the Arctic’s cold and ice is at the centre of culture, transportation, safety, health, and education. Climate change is a threat to their entire way of life. But Watt-Cloutier is hopeful that “we can find solutions to this planet in peril.”

 

Recommended Video Citation

Climate Atlas of Canada. (2022). Siila Watt-Cloutier: Our planet in peril. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/siila-watt-cloutier