Canada must take action to prevent climate-related migration
#IndigenousCommunities #Manitoba #Canada #Environment #ClimateMigration #ClimateCrisis #Wildfires #Floods #ClimateDisplacement #ClimatePolicy #ForcedMigration #ClimateChange #ClimateRefugees
https://the-14.com/canada-must-take-action-to-prevent-climate-related-migration/

How Carney can use policy to unite the country
#IndigenousCommunities #Canada #MarkCarney #Politics #RuralCanada #Immigration #NationalUnity #Infrastructure #CleanEnergy #Citizenship #ClimateChange #Electricity #FossilFuels #Poverty #Mining #Inequality
https://the-14.com/how-carney-can-use-policy-to-unite-the-country/

Hockey drive breaks barriers for Indigenous youth https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/10988/ #Hockey #HockeyPlayers #IndigenousCommunities #LexyBenedict

For those seeking an authentic cultural experience, Andean Peru Discover offers treks to traditional Andean villages where you can interact with indigenous communities and learn about their customs and way of life.
Source: https://andeanperudiscover.com/

#AndeanCulture #IndigenousCommunities #PeruTraditions #AndeanPeruDiscover #CulturalJourney

HT @northernlights

‘The land is tearing itself apart’: life on a collapsing #Arctic isle

On #Qikiqtaruk, off Canada, researchers at the frontier of #ClimateChange are seeing its rich ecology slide into the sea as #MeltingPermafrost ice leaves little behind

“It’s one thing to think about what the changes mean to us, but I can’t imagine the fear and stress the animals feel as everything changes so fast. We’re supposed to be the guardians of the land. But we’ve let them down.” - Richard Gordon.

By Leyland Cecco, on Herschel Island–Qikiqtaruk
November 21, 2024

"Armed with a fleet of drones and working closely with Indigenous Inuvialuit rangers, the team has revealed a rapid reshaping of the tundra with little precedent. As they race to understand what those changes might mean, a combination of rising seas, landslides and flooding mean the landscape is literally collapsing around them, making it harder to study an island that reflects the tumultuous future of the western Arctic."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/21/canada-arctic-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-climate-permafrost-tundra-ecology-aoe

#Inuvialuit #ClimateCatastrophe #Permafrost #Yukon #Canada #Landslides #Flooding #IndigenousCommunities #FirstNations #Qikiqtaruk #HerschelIsland

#NuclearRevival? #Diné #Activist Warns Against New #UraniumMining as #AI, #Bitcoin Energy Needs Soar

#DemocracyNow
November 19, 2024

"The search for an energy alternative to #FossilFuels has renewed interest in #NuclearPower production across the globe. Despite nuclear boosters’ promotion of the energy source, Tim Judson of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service [#NIRS] calls #NuclearPower an 'elaborate #greenwashing scheme.' Nuclear is 'not carbon-free,' says Diné organizer #LeonaMorgan, who highlights the fuel costs and #EnvironmentalContamination — particularly within and around #IndigenousCommunities in the #SouthwestUnitedStates — of the #UraniumMining required to produce nuclear power. Because the carbon costs before and after nuclear generation are not factored into energy calculations, says Morgan, 'it’s really not going to solve the #EnergyCrisis.'"

Watch / listen / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19/cop29_nuclear_greenwashing

#NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #RethinkNotRestart #NuclearNotCarbonFree
#ViewerSupportedNews #BigTech #Corporatocracy
#CorporateColonialism #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoUraniumMining #HaulNo #UraniumMills #WaterIsLife
#AirIsLife #NoNewNukes #NoNuclearWeapons #NuclearColonialism #EnvironmentalRacism
#NativeAmericanActivists #DinéActivists

#Greenland is getting greener. That could have huge consequences for the world

By Angela Dewan, CNN
Published February 13, 2024

"Warmer air temperatures have driven #IceLoss, which has in turn raised land temperatures. That has caused the melting of #permafrost, a frozen layer just beneath the Earth’s surface and found in much of the #Arctic, and that melt releases planet-warming #CarbonDioxide and #methane, contributing to more #GlobalWarming. #PermafrostMelt is also causing #LandInstability, which could impact infrastructure and buildings.

"'We have seen signs that the loss of ice is triggering other reactions which will result in further loss of ice and further ‘greening’ of Greenland, where shrinking ice exposes bare rock that is then colonized by tundra and eventually shrub,' one of the report’s authors, Jonathan Carrivick, said in a press release. 'At the same time, water released from the melting ice is moving sediment and silt, and that eventually forms wetlands and fenlands.'

"The loss of ice is creating what’s known as a #FeedbackLoop. Snow and ice typically reflect the sun’s energy back into space, preventing excessive heating in parts of the Earth. But as ice disappears, those areas absorb more solar energy, raising land surface temperatures, which can cause further melt and other negative impacts.

"#IceMelt also increases the amount of water in lakes, where water absorbs more heat than snow, which increases land surface temperatures.

"Greenland has been warming at twice the global mean rate since the 1970s, and the study’s authors warn that more extreme temperatures in the future are likely.

"Greenland is the world’s biggest island and is mostly covered by ice and #glaciers. Around 57,000 people live in the country, which is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Much of the population is #indigenous and many people there rely on natural #ecosystems for their survival.

"Michael Grimes, the report’s lead author, said that the flow of sediments and nutrients into coastal waters was particularly problematic for #IndigenousCommunities that rely on fishing, as well as for hunters on other parts of the island.

"'These changes are critical, particularly for the indigenous populations whose traditional subsistence hunting practices rely on the stability of these delicate #ecosystems,' he said.

"'Moreover, the loss of ice mass in Greenland is a substantial contributor to #GlobalSeaLevelRise, a trend that poses significant challenges both now and in the future.'"

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/climate/greenland-ice-loss-vegetation-climate-intl/index.html

We will be showing all of our ribbon skirts, along with past ribbon skirt workshop participants, at the joint #TruthAndReconciliation special evening event, co-hosted by #SNIWWOC & #KWENCH on September 30th.

Event Info:

SNIWWOC will be hosting our annual Truth and Reconciliation event at KWENCH bringing #community members together for an evening of #education, #togetherness, and #remembrance for Truth and Reconciliation in #VictoriaBC on September 30th 2024, 5:30-7:30pm PST.

#JoinUs to learn about the sacred #Indigenous practice of #RibbonSkirt making and the significance it holds within the Indigenous community. You will have the unique opportunity to view these beautiful skirts made by BC Indigenous/Indigenous BIPOC individuals, and learn about the importance of continuing these traditions.

You will also have the privilege to #WitnessTestimony from #ResidentialSchoolSurvivors, the ones who did not make it as well as for honoring all #IndigenousCommunities.

Truth and Reconciliation, also known as #OrangeShirtDay, is a reminder of what was done in #Canadian history that impacted the #IndigenousPeople, and continues to impact generations of Indigenous communities. On this day we highlight how the conversation needs to be continued as a step for #healing and #reconciliation.

SNIWWOC would like to take this time and day to #honor the people and their #culture that was lost. You will hear from a variety of #IndigenousSpeakers, #CommunityElders, and be witness to #SacredKnowledge, in the #SafeSpace that we will hold for all that would like to be part of this experience.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone, celebrating and giving a voice for those who could not. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/truth-and-reconciliation-tickets-1002649079387

#EveryChildMatters #NativeExperiences #Lekwungen #Songhees #Esquimalt #Wsanec #FirstPeoples #CulturalEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #CommunityEvent #CommunitySharing #CommunitySupport #IndigenousLed #decolonization

It’s been a little over a decade since #China launched its #BeltAndRoad Initiative, a global program to improve relations with #LatinAmerica and other developing regions through trillions of dollars in investment in #infrastructure and #EnergyProjects. But China hasn’t always carried out those projects in a responsible way, sparking outcry about their #EnvironmentalImpact and #HumanRightsViolations, especially against #IndigenousCommunities.

Recently, China was up for a #UniversalPeriodicReview with the #UNHumanRightsCouncil, in which other member countries analyzed its actions abroad and provided recommendations to improve. Some of the most popular concerns have been emblematic of the environmental and social conflicts affecting Latin America, including violence against activists, rushed impact studies and weak oversight of projects ranging from dams and highways to mines and bridges.

China accepted a record ten out of 11 recommendations, giving hope to some that the country will change how it handles future projects in the region.

“China’s recognition of these problems is a crucial step towards accountability and transparency,” Paulina Garzón, director of #LatinAmericaSustentable said in a statement.

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/china-accepts-u-n-recommendations-to-improve-environmental-conflicts-in-latin-america/

#Geopolitics #GlobalSouth #Globalization #EcoJustice #Accountability #Environmental #HumanRights #UNHRC #SouthAmerica

For years, #Indigenous people in the #NWT have been working to #decolonize names. That's included calls to scrap the word #slave from #GreatSlaveLake and #Slavey, changing them to something meaningful to Indigenous people.

The request the territory received back in 2022 suggested the lake's name reflect four #IndigenousLanguages: Dene Zhatıé, Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé, Tłıchǫ Yatıı̨̀ and Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatıı̨̀. It was supported by the North Slave Métis Alliance and the former MLA for #Yellowknife North, according to information from Cleveland's department.

Georgina Fabian, an elder from Fort Providence, said the name 'Slavey' is a #colonial term that was imposed on her people.

"It shouldn't take this long ... but the problem with Great Slave Lake itself is that there are many #IndigenousCommunities that border the lake, so it is now a matter of which name you should choose ... so there is a lot of politics with that," Nokleby said.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7252552

#CDNpoli #Landback

Lessons Learned: Pandemic Funding & Indigenous Communities. Report from the Ginawaydaganuc Project

Learn more on pages 15-16 of our Spring 2024 Newsletter

https://foodstudies.info/about-cafs/newsletter/

#Covid19 #FoodInsecurity #FoodCrisis #RuralCommunities #IndigenousCommunities #Indigenous #GinawaydaganucProject

https://avispa.org/michoacan-indigenous-communities-under-siege-from-organized-crime/?

#michoacan #indigenouscommunities #avispa

There's another SUPER interesting #DPC Reading Club session coming up next Tuesday (25 June, 3.30pm UTC) 🧐

On the bookshelf this month is 'Sharing and storing digital cultural records in Central Australian Indigenous communities', a paper on Indigenous Cultural Heritage by Vaarzon-Morel, P., Barwick, L., & Green, J. (2021).

Open to DPC Members, find out more details on how to sign up on https://www.dpconline.org/events/eventdetail/300/-/dpc-reading-club-indigenous-cultural-heritage

#digitalpreservation #digipres #digitalrecords #indigenouscommunities

The town of Catacocha, located in the south of Ecuador, is in a province known for being almost a desert: dry forest, barren soil and rains that only appear two months in the year.

A historian discovered the water collection system long ago used by Palta Indigenous people and persuaded locals in Catacocha to apply it.

by Alexis Serrano Carmona
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/an-ancient-indigenous-lagoon-system-brings-water-back-to-a-dry-town-in-ecuador/

#News #Conservation #Environment #Water #Drought #IndigenousCommunities