Jasilyn Charger is part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Jasilyn is:

a land and water defender

Environmental activist

youth/community organiser

co-founder of a youth group (One Mind Youth Movement) to support Native youth

one of the youth who actually started the Standing Rock land defense, which was/is blocking the Dakota Acess Pipeline

the co-founder of 7th Defenders, a grassroots organisation helping disadvantaged children and young adults on the Cheyenne River Reservation

Why do I consider Jaislyn a role model?

I really admire Jaislyn's grassroots, direct action type of activism, which is something I would really like to do now and in future. I also really reasonate and am passionate about the issues Jaislyn is working on both in and out of her community, like Indigenous sovereignty, land and water defending, the environment and issues youth are facing.

https://www.instagram.com/jasilyncharger/?hl=en

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/magazine/the-youth-group-that-launched-a-movement-at-standing-rock.html

buzzfeednews.com/article/jasilyncharger/the-police-finally-pushed-us-all-to-the-river-a-24-year-old

https://www.earthguardians.org/speakers-bureau/jasilyn-charger

https://www.ourclimatevoices.org/2019/jasilyncharger