Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Solutions: Climate Change"

A worker clears forest in Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw following the devastating Bush Creek fire. Photo by Jen Osborne/Canada’s National Observer Canada’s National Observer: Climate change is a consequence of colonialism and the separation of the natural world, and now, Indigenous Peoples and their world views hold unique strengths in responding to the climate crisis, a...

A new report by Deloitte Canada outlines Indigenous Leaders’ calls to action to corporate Canada, governments and non-government organizations committed to climate action and reconciliation NationTalk: Toronto – There is no net-zero without nature. And there is no nature without reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. This, from a new report by Deloitte Canada that comes on...

NationTalk: Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Inuit Circumpolar Council-Greenland for receiving the UNDP’s 2023 Equator Prize for its work to advance an expansive, Inuit-led protected area in Pikialasorsuaq or the “North water Polynya.” This recognition underscores the pivotal role of Inuit-led initiatives in championing conservation,...

“It’s a state of emergency. It is. Against our lands, our people, the animals.” — Chief Terry Richardson of Papineau First Nation Lorraine Netro, Vuntut Gwitchin Elder and knowledge keeper  Windspeaker.com: In 2019, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in North Yukon inside the Arctic Circle became the first community in Canada to declare a climate emergency....

How a B.C. Indigenous community is reintroducing traditional fire knowledge and practices to manage land vulnerable to wildfires The Globe and Mail: The setting was idyllic: a clearing of tawny grass, ringed by ponderosa pines under a robin’s egg sky. Trucks pulled up, coffee and doughnuts appeared on a tailgate and a dog lolled in...

Burn to take place Thursday to encourage growth in black oak savannah ecosystem CBC News: High Park is on fire— but it’s all part of the plan.   The City of Toronto will be engaging in prescribed burns, an intentional preservation method, to protect the rare black oak savannah ecosystem within the park. The city, which has...

NationTalk: Assembly of First Nations SUMMARY:   In line with First Nations-in-Assembly resolution: Declaring a First Nations Climate Emergency (AGA 2019), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) sent a delegation to the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which took place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 6 to 20,...