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Indigenous Climate Action rejects $150,000 award from Aviva Canada due to moral conflict with Aviva
Early last week Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) received news they had won the $150,000 Aviva Canada Community Legacy Award. However, ICA made an unconventional decision to reject the award and cash prize because of a ‘direct contradiction’ with Aviva’s financial relationships
Why our developing organization decided to turn down a $150,000 cash prize
Aviva Canada reached out to notify us we were the winners of the Community Legacy Fund – an exclusive $150,000 cash prize. This news should have been reason to celebrate: But we had discovered something.
ICA Intervention at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, NY
This year, ICA sent Heather Milton-Lightening to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where she brought forward a powerful message on the 10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Statement from Indigenous Climate Action on Revival of Keystone XL Pipeline
Today President Trump announced the revival of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, a move welcomed by the Prime Minister Trudeau. The actions of both governments are a direct assault on the rights of Indigenous peoples.