CAMERON ARMSTRONG

PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, MB)

Cameron Armstrong (she/her) is a mixed Filipina environmentalist and youth advocate who was born and raised on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Microbiology at the University of Manitoba. She is interested in environmental justice, youth advocacy, water protection, and centring BIPOC youth in climate spaces. She is passionate about community-led solutions that are rooted in anti-oppression and restorative justice.

Cameron has worked on research projects in collaboration and partnership with Lake St. Martin and Dauphin River First Nations to document the effects of environmental racism and work towards community-led solutions rooted in both western and Indigenous science.  Currently, Cameron sits on EarthEcho International’s Youth Leadership Council, an international panel that focuses on ocean and water advocacy, policy, and education. Cameron is also the Manitoba Regional Organizer for Climate Reality Project Canada and also sits on the Consider Climate, Manitoba Steering Committee through this role.