Clayton Thomas-Müller is a

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activist and writer from Canada, most noted for his memoir ''Life in the City of Dirty Water''.Shawn Conner
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'', September 1, 2021. A member of the

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, he was raised primarily in

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. He began his activist work by doing

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intervention work in his teens, before expanding into environmental and indigenous rights activism. ''Life in the City of Dirty Water'', published in 2021, shares its name with a short documentary film by Thomas-Müller and Spencer Mann which premiered at the 2019

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. The book was selected for the 2022 edition of ''

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'', where it was defended by

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."Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders"

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, January 26, 2022.

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