▁time ▁as ▁a ▁student , ▁Robert son ▁started ▁an ▁environmental ▁project ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Em pty ▁G lass ▁for ▁Water ▁Camp aign . ▁The ▁campaign ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁drink ing ▁water ▁crisis ▁facing ▁First ▁Nations ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁Camp aign ▁has ▁a ▁two - step ▁action , ▁one ▁involving ▁participants ▁ma iling ▁an ▁empty ▁glass ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁action ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁prayer ▁and ▁water ▁protection . ▁She ▁produced ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁about ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁called ▁G lass ▁Action . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Robert son ▁produced ▁the ▁Pa qu at ask im ik ▁is ▁Home ▁film ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pa qu at ask im ik ▁Project ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁N OR DI K ▁Institute . ▁The ▁film ▁documented ▁traditional ▁Ind igen ous ▁life ▁along ▁the ▁Alb any ▁River . ▁ ▁Robert son ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁walk ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Mother ▁Earth ▁Water ▁Walk ers ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁children ' s ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁founder , ▁Joseph ine ▁Mand amin . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁currently ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Art Spe aks ▁Project , ▁a ▁S ault ▁Ste . ▁Marie , ▁Ontario ▁initi ative ▁which ▁util izes ▁an ▁arts - based ▁practice ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁tra uma ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁Works ▁ ▁Robert son ▁released