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Melina Laboucan-Massimo is one of Canada’s leading climate change activists and the host of Power to the People. Born in Little Buffalo, Alberta, in her community of the Lubicon Cree, Laboucan-Massimo directly experienced the damaging effects of oil sands extraction, which motivated her to create change.

“Power to the People is about a journey across the country that brings you into communities that are implementing climate solutions from renewable energy, eco-housing, and food security,” Laboucan-Massimo explains. 

![Laboucan-Massimo (centre) speaking with reporters in Episode 1. (Power to the People)](//images.ctfassets.net/c55i45ef3o2a/3OVZNje44o7XbxmbFs3ant/478755505a08f3865662be5586406763/PTTP3.jpg)
*Laboucan-Massimo (centre) speaking with reporters in Episode 1. (Power to the People)*

The Power to the People series consists of 13 episodes that document Laboucan-Massimo’s experiences across Canada as she explores the renewable energy revolution and how it can empower Indigenous communities across Canada and around the world.

"I think it's so important to shine a spotlight on people, leaders, communities, that are doing things against all odds," Laboucan-Massimo added.

Watch Episode 1, above, to learn more about Laboucan-Massimo’s community, the devastation an oil spill can bring, and the 80-panel solar energy system she brought to Little Buffalo.

[You can learn more about The Weather Network’s presentation of Power to the People, here](https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/solutions/power-to-the-people).

*Thumbnail image: An oil spill occurred in Little Buffalo, Alberta in 2011 and caused extensive damages to the environment and negative impacts on human health. (Power to the People)*

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