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ICA Youth Delegation demand non-market climate solutions and Indigenous rights in Article 6
Indigenous Climate Action Youth Delegation hand deliver a letter to Minister Wilkinson and the Canadian Negotiation Team on concerns regarding Article 6.
Indigenous Youth on LAND BACK: Indigenous Control of Indigenous Land as Climate Action
Indigenous Climate Action is attending the UNFCCC COP 25 Climate Summit in Madrid and is calling on Canada to stop the expansion of the Alberta tar sands by rejecting the TECK frontier mine and associated pipeline projects like the TransMountain and the Line 3.
Indigenous Youth call to Fix Article 6: Indigenous rights are essential
Indigneous Youth participating at the COP25 in Madrid, Spain present concerns of Article 6 with Singers, Prayers, & Speakers
IIPFCC Opening Press Release: Please Circulate
As state governments around the world open this years’ 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), representatives of the Rapa Nui and Mapuche Indigenous Peoples of Chile delivered the Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus. The statement, which was developed by Indigenous representatives from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world.
Reject the Teck Frontier Mine
The Teck Frontier is the largest open-pit tar sands mine ever proposed. If built, the Mine would be on Dene & Cree territory in Treaty No. 8 in an area with little to no industrial development.
Resist the TransMountain Pipeline
Even with the knowledge that the pipeline has the same impact as putting 7 million new cars on Canada’s roads, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to spend at least $4.5 billion in taxpayer money to buy the Kinder Morgan pipeline, pledging to put shovels in the ground as soon as possible.
Exposing Canada @ COP25
In Canada, the translation is simple: any expansion of the fossil fuel industry -- whether it’s via increasing tar sands extraction in Alberta, fracking LNG in BC, or offshore oil drilling in Nova Scotia -- is fundamentally in conflict with securing a safe climate.
WEBINAIRE : Les peuples autochtones et les négociations de l'ONU sur le climat
Ne manquez pas l'émission animée par Eriel Deranger, directrice générale d'Indigenous Climate Action, qui recevra Andrea Carmen, du Conseil international des traités indiens, Graeme Reed, de l'Assemblée des Premières Nations, et Janene Yazzie, du Conseil international des traités indiens, pour discuter des opportunités et des défis liés à la défense des droits des peuples autochtones dans le cadre des discussions internationales sur le changement climatique.
ICA calls for rejection of Teck Frontier Mine in Treaty No. 8 territory
On Friday, November 22nd Indigenous Climate Action hosted a press conference in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, Edmonton on Treaty No. 6, with numerous local groups to call for the rejection of what would be the largest-ever open-pit tar sands mine: the Teck Frontier Mine.
World Indigenous Peoples Present Climate at UNSG Climate Action Summit
The International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) met in New York City at the United Nations before the UNSG Climate Action Summit to finalize the Indigenous Peoples commitments on climate action.
"Stepping in the shoes of the pathways laid down by our ancestors"
ICA sat down with India Logan-Riley from Te Are What during the RedTide Climate Action Summit and Youth Conference in Aotearoa (New Zealand). She discussed the importance of young Indigenous People being involved in climate conversations in order to find climate solutions.
Freda Huson Of The Unist’ot’en Addressing The UNPFIII
Freda Huson's address tot the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Visite au Canada du Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur les substances toxiques – Webinaire d'information
Partout dans le monde, les peuples autochtones sont exposés à des centaines de substances toxiques ou dangereuses. Du 24 mai au 5 juin, le Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies effectuera une visite au Canada afin d’écouter nos témoignages sur la contamination par des substances toxiques. Découvrez comment vous pouvez y participer.
Visite au Canada du Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur les substances toxiques | Webinaire d'information
Partout dans le monde, les peuples autochtones sont exposés à des centaines de substances toxiques et dangereuses. L'exposition de la Terre Mère à des substances toxiques provenant d'une multitude de sources doit être appréhendée à la lumière de la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones.
Thriving Women and Girls: Socio-Cultural Empowerment Strategies
A special Parallel Event of the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples at the 2019 UN Commission on the Status of Women. This dialogue features all Indigenous women presenters.
Apply to the Indigenous Feminist Organizing School!!! (Deadline: Midnight March 6, 2019)
The Feminist Organizing School (FOS), led by the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (GGJ), is a unique opportunity for allied social justice forces to work together to demystify the concept of feminisms and explore their existing organizing work through a gender lens.