Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Born Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez
c. 2000
United States
Occupation Climate change activist, hip-hop artist
Website earthguardians.org/xiuhtezcatl

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, or Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, is a climate change activist, hip-hop artist and leader of Earth Guardians, a worldwide conservation organization.[1]

As a teenager, Martinez has given TED talks and spoken before the United Nations on environmental policy.[1]

Martinez's first name is an Aztec word pronounced "Shu-TEZ-caht".[1][2][3][4]

Martinez was raised in Boulder, Colorado.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Martin, Claire (May 28, 2014). "Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, 14, wants to save the world". The Denver Post. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Steyer, Carly (2 July 2015). "15-Year-Old Gives Amazing Speech To UN About Climate Change". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ↑ McPherson, Coco (13 July 2015). "Meet the Teenage Indigenous Hip-Hop Artist Taking on Climate Change". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Cumming, Ed (9 October 2015). "Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez: 'Our greed is destroying the planet'". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Camera, Amanda Moutinho. "Kids in Boulder's Earth Guardians work to prevent climate change". The Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado). July 24, 2011.
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