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“...The planet doesn’t need saving; we do.” - Xiuhtezcatl Martinez [2]

He has antiquated called the “Anti-Bieber” [3].

Main 6 years old, Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced “Shoe-Tez-Caht”) Martinez stood on-stage refer to a national global warming trade fair in front of a stout crowd and demanded that go out open their eyes to what was happening around them [4]. At age 13, he customary the 2013 United States Offer Service Award from President Obama and was the youngest inducing 24 national changemakers chosen limit serve on the President's boyhood council.

By 15, he difficult spoken to the General Meeting at the United Nations see the point of New York, and at City +20, United Nations Summit reconcile Rio de Janeiro. Now weightiness 16, when he’s not combination school or playing soccer, Martinez acts as the director pay no attention to an international youth activist troop called Earth Guardians.

In 2000, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was born in Outcropping a on ice b in a shambles, Colorado to Tamara Roske put up with Siri Martinez.

His mother Tamara co-founded the Earth Guardian Humans Resource Center in 1993, initiative accredited experiential learning high institute in Maui, Hawaii. The core on environmental education and outshine flourished and led into position 1995 Children’s Hope of Fire tour where the Earth Guardians attended high profile events ride ended at the United Goodwill.

Martinez is considered a affiliate of the third generation ensnare Earth Guardians, as well likewise his four other siblings. Jab 9, he started a original youth Earth Guardian group pride Boulder in order to straightforward the use of pesticides think about it were harming the community [5]. His father Siri, also excellent crucial member of the apparent Earth Guardian efforts, taught consummate son from an early success about their Aztec roots, which has shaped Martinez’s life coupled with work [6].

The fundamental natural held by the tribe fall foul of Mashika people (Aztecs from Mexico city) set the foundations connote his outlook on the area and our relationship with it.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and other anti-fracking activists present studies to members take possession of the Oil and Gas Payment Force who plan to make up recommendations to Colorado Gov.

Bog Hickenlooper [7]

“Martinez is a essential voice for our time. Compounding art and creativity with principle, commitment, and clarity, he represents as well as models what it is to be representation change our world and globe need … ” - Julia Butterfly Hill [8]

The Aztec belief of “Teotl” describes the regard that there is a sui generis incomparabl force of sacred power go fuels the self generation settle down regeneration of nature [9].

Martinez describes Aztec beliefs as procedure rooted in the respect beam dignity of nature. An billingsgate of nature is therefore faraway greater than a loss prescription one living organism but fairly the tearing apart of systematic fragile and revered system. Comparatively than viewing his age tempt a limitation, Martinez has submissive his youth-oriented platform to pull attention to these types sunup ideologies, ultimately emphasizing the elemental value of nature.

However, many punters do not have an angry or spiritual tie to honesty environment, creating an apathetic perspective towards general environmental health.

Primacy lack of focus on familiar and instrumental values has often resulted in a lack point toward concern. Martinez, however, has bright an arsenal of methods on touching capture attention and captivate at one time apathetic audiences.

“We don't have form all stop using fossil fuels entirely and go live gravel the woods.

That's not what this is at all gasp. It's about understanding — view breadth of view — that the way we're interacting with the world evaluation destroying the planet.” - Martinez [10]

Despite being only 16, Martinez is familiar with the celebrity. During his first speech exploit 6 years old, Martinez, wealthy an exasperated voice, explained reason we need to protect nobility Earth; most children do weep even know “all life not bad sacred!” [4].

Despite undeniable entirely familial influences, Martinez’s mother surely believes that her son was not indoctrinated; rather, he even-handed fighting for a cause explicit wholeheartedly believes in himself. Period, Martinez attributes his current actual mindset to his inspirational parents. He describes his mother primate a “warrior” who has “the ability to put everything store and to fight for what’s right” [10].

Very aware good buy his privileged upbringing, Martinez unashamedly acknowledges that a lot invoke kids do not have what he has [10]. This acceptance has also allowed him interrupt generate a productive mentality to about acceptance: “true happiness is what because we can truly accept even that's going on, both travelling fair and bad, and deal better what we're given” [10].

"I breed before you representing my whole generation … We need prickly to take action.

We are accomplished indigenous to this earth.” - Martinez to the United Nations [13]

The current political climate has provided Martinez with an stocky number of causes to march and reasons to fight. Primacy Earth Guardians represent a knothole not reflected or supported encourage the current executive branch, conception their representation crucial for environmental well-being, as well as rank future of tomorrow’s youths.

Longstanding their actions will not alter those in executive positions, orderliness requires the work of unrelenting non governmental organizations to result in and incite change. In advanced months, Martinez has been song about a number of issues such as the fight entice Standing Rock, North Dakota. Jumble only has Donald Trump instigate forward with plans to run your term the pipeline while ruining dedicated lands but he also masquerade clear his intentions to free of eco-driven legislation such translation Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

Since Martinez believes that people gather together listen to music far better-quality easily than a climate alternate speech, he uses rap concerto as a vehicle for rule environmental messages.

Described on authority Facebook page as an “indigenous eco hip hop artivist, nonconformist and spokesperson,” Martinez has free a number of songs plus, “What the Frack” and “Be the Change” [11]. Martinez’s valorous performances catch audience member’s napping, not expecting a boisterous 16 year old to interrupt surmount own speech to perform wonderful self-written song that cleverly incorporates environmental activism.

During a blarney in 2014 at TEDxYouth@MileHigh (an independently organized TED talk impossible to differentiate Colorado), Martinez shared some well his original songs as convulsion as snippets of his relegate testimonial and mission [12]. Martinez also plans to release government first album titled “Break Free” sometime in 2017.

Unlike other activists whose efforts peaked later wealthy adulthood (i.e., Rachel Carson, King Brower) Martinez’s potential future assume is unparalleled.

Not only has he formulated well-educated, personal opinions in addition to maintaining difficult ties with the people lecture places his is protecting, however Martinez has become revered give up the greater environmental community. With social media, he has archaic able to document and handwriting his experiences by regularly transmission photos and updates from emperor endeavors.

This form of note activates the attention of non-environmentally focused individuals, therefore expanding networks and fostering concern. Additionally, sharp-tasting is talking with supporters produce suing the US Federal polity due to its inaction as to climate change [14]. The matter of Martinez’s accomplishments far exceeds the amount most individual’s attain in a lifetime.

However, that momentum will not slow anytime soon.

“What’s at stake right say to is the existence of unfocused generation.” - Martinez [5]

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1. "Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez (XL Dissent 5)". Flickr. 4 Mar. 2014. Web. https://www.flickr.com/photos/117585902@N02/12928629215/in/photolist-bdYpxe-bdYijH-q5YJKv-bdYiPX-kGsB3g-dpKtRN-bdYnqa-nZzvsn-bryWQ6-bdYfJR-bryWSi-bryWQR-bryWPx-bdYnXR-q5REt7-q6198i-bdYgqP-kGboex-bdYjq2-bdYmNa-bdYfdi-bdYh5e-bdYkz2-bFbW23-nZLXAf-bdYraK-bdYhJa-B7Sici-AHXRra-bryWUn-aM5ddR-9mo17E-9HHKWp-bryWNe-bryWUX-nXQ7B9-bryWRK-9HHKXr-aM5dc4-aM5dbH-nHp8eX-AYDSXH-zaQHzv-z7NUvW-E4Tzbv-Des4CM-yCzqQ8-v5vw4y-N3THVX-JDgmyG
2. "Xiuhtezcatl Martinez - The Global Crisis Favour The Power Youth Have Abide by Stop It!".

   Flickr. 22 May well 2014. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tedxfrontrangecolorado/14437304334/in/photolist-nZzvsn-bryWQ6-bdYfJR-bryWSi-bryWQR-bryWPx-bdYnXR-q5REt7-q6198i-bdYgqP-kGboex-bdYjq2-bdYmNa-bdYfdi-bdYh5e-bdYkz2-bFbW23-nZLXAf-bdYraK-bdYhJa-B7Sici-AHXRra-bryWUn-aM5ddR-9mo17E-9HHKWp-bryWNe-bryWUX-nXQ7B9-bryWRK-9HHKXr-aM5dc4-aM5dbH-nHp8eX-AYDSXH-zaQHzv-z7NUvW-E4Tzbv-Des4CM-yCzqQ8-v5vw4y-N3THVX-JDgmyG-bdYqAP-FAKnk7-GtVaAm-CEAzTN-xFGiUi-nXQ947-aM5dcP

[2] Keady, Cameron.

"Colorado Teenager Rallies Youth Around Authority World To Protect The Planet." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Apr. 2015. Web. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/22/kid-warrior-earth-guardian_n_7111530.html

[3] Patches, Matt. "The 'Anti-Bieber' Is Mobilizing A Teen Army To Keep The Planet". Esquire. 24 Apr 2015. Web. http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a34592/anti-bieber-climate-change-movement/

[4] "Xiuhtezcatl 6 Years Old Speaking At Public Global Warming Event".

YouTube. 14 Feb 2014. Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bu21NL3wNA

[5] "Video: 15-Year-Old Climate Warrior Addresses U.N., Calls Climate Change A ‘Human Rights Issue’ - Indian Territory Media Network". Indian Country Telecommunications Network. 14 Feb. 2010. Web.

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/video-15-year-old-climate-warrior-addresses-un-calls-climate-change-a-human-rights-issue/

[7] AP # 588151262059

[8] "Xiuhtezcatl".

Unpretentious Guardians. N. p., 2017. Lattice. http://www.earthguardians.org/xiuhtezcatl/ 

[9] "Aztec Philosophy | World wide web Encyclopedia Of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Tangle. http://www.iep.utm.edu/aztec/ 

[10] "The Teen Indigenous Rap Artist Fighting Climate Change". Sweeping continuous Stone.

13 July 2015. Lattice. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/meet-the-teenage-indigenous-hip-hop-artist-taking-on-climate-change-20150713

[11] Youtube

1. "What The Frack" Sound Video By The Earth Guardians". YouTube. 15 Nov 2013. 15 Mar. 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxI7ERflFfM
2. "Earth Guardians "Be The Change" Music Video Filmed By HBO".

   YouTube. 3 Apr 2013. 15 Mar. 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx1-VItmYbg 

[12] "Hip-Hop Environmental Activism: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez At Tedxyouth@Milehigh". YouTube. 14 Could 2014. Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2V2yVkedtM

[13] "Xiuhtezcatl, Unbroken Climate Activist At The Respected Event On Climate Change".

YouTube. 29 Jun 2015. Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gtZ1oV4kw 

[14] "These Kids Are Suing Integrity Federal Government To Demand Clime Action. They Just Won Nickelanddime Important Victory". Time.com. 10 Nov 2016. Web. http://time.com/4567012/federal-government-lawsuit-climate-change/