Notícias + Blog
Building Movements in Defence of Life
Supporting Indigenous Sovereignty is one of ICA’s key pathways for building capacity for climate justice. This month we are excited to share that we were able to co-fundraise and contribute just over $10,000 CAD to the ‘Building Movements in Defense of Life’ fundraiser.
Today we mourn with 215 families
Today and this week we mourn with 215 families. We are taking this time to grieve and to feel all the emotions that have come up with the news of the unmarked mass grave discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Indigenous Economics Conference
For the first time, Indigenous Climate Action is partnering with the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics to host a 3-day conference for Indigenous Economics: Reclaiming the Sacred. Taking place virtually from June 10-12, 2021, this conference will focus on 4 different themes of achieving a Just Transition to Indigenous-led, land-based, and ecologically-centred environmental action and economies. Indigenous folks are encouraged to contact Maggie at research@indigenousclimateaction.com to register.
Justice for the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kanehsatà:ke
Despite repeated requests for agreements that ensure inherent Indigenous rights and the protection of the lands and waters, housing developers of Oka, Quebec are pushing ahead with a desire for unfettered real estate development.
Ellen Gabriel shared the following speech on May 22nd, 2021 at a grassroots action of the Kanehsata:Ke Land Defence in defence of the Rotinonhseshá:ka Homelands and the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kanehsatà:ke.
Grande movimento de apoio dá o alarme para proteger a área de Haldimand
SEIS NAÇÕES DO TERRITÓRIO DO RIO GRAND – Em 20 de abril, em frente à Longhouse dos Onondaga, o Conselho de Chefes da Confederação Haudenosaunee em Ohsweken/Seis Nações do Território do Rio Grand anunciou uma moratória sobre novos projetos de desenvolvimento ao longo da área de Haldimand.
Quer saber mais sobre o conflito atual que os pescadores Mi’kmaq estão enfrentando?
Saiba mais sobre a situação na Nova Escócia, onde os pescadores mi’kmaq continuam lutando para exercer seus direitos, garantidos por tratados, de pescar para garantir um sustento modesto. Artigo escrito pela jornalista mi’kmaq Amber Bernard.
Coalition of environmental, labour, health, faith groups call on Canada to increase its climate ambition
Today, the day before world leaders come together at the Leaders Climate Summit hosted by President Joe Biden, a coalition of groups came together to call on Canada’s federal government to increase the ambition of its actions to combat climate change.
Olá, da Shay Lynn, nossa nova coordenadora de engajamento juvenil
An introduction to our new Youth Engagement Lead, Shay lynn Sampson
Novo relatório da ICA: Crítica aos planos federais de política climática
A Indigenous Climate Action, em colaboração com as pesquisadoras Dra. Jen Gobby, Rebecca Sinclair e Rachel Ivey, divulgou uma análise crítica aprofundada das recentes políticas e planos climáticos do Canadá: a Estrutura Pancanadense para o Crescimento Limpo e as Mudanças Climáticas (PCF) e “Um Ambiente Saudável, Uma Economia Saudável” (HEHE). Esta é a primeira fase de um projeto de duas partes intitulado “Descolonizando a Política Climática no Canadá”.
Anúncio do Conselho Consultivo sobre o Projeto de Descolonização da Política Climática
Formamos um Conselho Consultivo com o objetivo de orientar o processo de coleta de ideias sobre políticas climáticas dos povos indígenas em todo o chamado Canadá, como parte da segunda fase do nosso Projeto de Descolonização das Políticas Climáticas
ICA’s Toolkit Session with Youth
With the curriculum development complete, the toolkit team felt it would be a good idea to have our Community Engagement Lead, Jayce Chiblow, practise some of the exercises that were tougher to adapt to an online/distance environment. Our goal was to test functionality and to find ways to improve these online modifications. Keeping in mind the results of our Youth Needs Assessment, ICA felt the best way to do this was to invite 10 youth from our network to join the session to offer input and feedback into these exercises while also gauging interest in the program.
RESERVE A DATA! 10 a 12 de junho – Economia Indígena: Recuperando o Sagrado
A Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) tem o prazer de convidar pesquisadores indígenas, anciãos, jovens, líderes, defensores da terra e membros da comunidade a participar de um encontro virtual que ocorrerá de 10 a 12 de junho de 2021, em parceria com a Sociedade Canadense de Economia Ecológica (CANSEE). As discussões nesse encontro ajudarão a definir as necessidades e os rumos das políticas climáticas lideradas por indígenas.
Winter 2021 Updates
Check out our Winter 2021 newsletter to read about what we’ve been doing over the last few months!