Canada’s rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people “amounts to genocide,” according to a report released in June 2019 by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Entitled “Reclaiming Power and Place,” the final report is the result of an evidence-gathering process that involved cross-country public hearings, guided dialogues, and testimonies.
By Dave Courchene
This article is an excerpt from a presentation given by the author at the National Climate Change Science and Knowledge Priorities Workshop hosted by Environment Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on February 21, 2019.
As we reflect on the current issue of climate change, we must be prepared to understand the root of this reality.
Tse Wedi Elth/Unist’ot’en Camp in British Columbia, Canada is Cultural Survival’s Keepers of the Earth Fund grant partner. The Unist’ot’en Camp was founded in 2010 by Wet’suwet’en hereditary Chiefs. Its mission is to protect Unist’ot’en territory by re-establishing traditional Indigenous governance systems and enacting an FPIC protocol for all activities on Unist’ot’en land.
By Nii Gaani Aki Inini – Leading Earth Man (Dave Courchene)
Paintings by Henry Guimond, Turtle Lodge. Used with permission.
Tse Wedi Elth/Unist’ot’en Camp (British Columbia, Canada)
Reclaiming Indigenous sovereignty and protecting homelands from resource extraction.
The Red Willow Womyn’s Family Society, Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada
BY TURTLE LODGE STAFF
“The longest journey we will ever make as human beings is the journey from the mind to the heart,” said Indigenous knowledge keeper, Chief Darrell Bob of the St’at’imc Nation, as he challenged top North American scientists to step outside of their academic framework and enter into the world of Indigenous Peoples.
On August 25th, 2017, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination released its Concluding Observations on Canada’s periodic review at its 93rd session, condemning the state’s violation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
On July 1-9, 2017, Indigenous athletes from all over the world will meet in Edmonton, Canada for the 2nd World Indigenous Games, co-hosted by the Enoch Cree Nation, the University of Alberta and the City of Edmonton.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
