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Friday, October 21 • 2:45pm - 4:15pm
Indigenous Rising: Solutions to the Climate Crisis | Indigenous Forum
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Visionary frontline Indigenous leaders will survey Indigenous solutions to climate change. They’ll highlight the need for broader understanding of the benefits of protecting Indigenous rights within our collective human rights as they apply to resource extraction, and the protection of aboriginal rights and Mother Earth. Hosted by Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Program Director, Indigenous Knowledge, Bioneers. With: Eriel Deranger (Chipweyan First Nations); Tom Goldtooth (Dakota/Diné); Dallas Goldooth (Dakota/Diné); Clayton Thomas-Muller (Colomb Cree First Nation); Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Cree First Nation); Tara Houska (Anishinaabe-Couchiching First Nation) and Kandi Mossett (Mandan Hidatsa Arikara).

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Eriel Deranger

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, a Dene Indigenous activist, member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) of Alberta, Canada, is the ACFN's Communications Coordinator, whose work is focused on resisting the devastation of the Alberta Tar Sands and fighting for her people's rights... Read More →
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Tom Goldtooth

Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Minnesota-headquartered Indigenous Environmental Network, is a social change activist for over 35 years, become internationally recognized as an environmental and climate justice leader, working with many Indigenous Peoples and organizations... Read More →
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Dallas Goldtooth

Dallas Goldtooth, of Dakota and Dine ancestry, is the national “Keep It In The Ground” Campaign Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, a co-founder of the 1491s comedy group, and a digital media producer. A nationally known public speaker, activist, performer, and... Read More →
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Tara Houska

Tara Houska (Couchiching First Nation) is the National Campaigns Director of Honor the Earth, a tribal attorney, an advisor to the Bernie Sanders campaign, and a co-founder of Not Your Mascots. She is involved in advocacy on a broad spectrum of issues facing indigenous communities... Read More →
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Melina Laboucan-Massimo

Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Cree from Alberta, Canada) has worked on social, environmental and climate justice issues for 15 years in Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and Canada focusing on resource extraction, media literacy and Indigenous rights. For the last 9 years Melina has worked... Read More →
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Kandi Mossett

Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara) a leading activist focused on climate change and environmental injustice impacts on Indigenous communities in North America, is the Lead Organizer of the IEN's (Indigenous Environmental Network) Extreme Energy & Just Transition Campaign, currently... Read More →
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Cara Romero

Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Program Director of the Bioneers Indigenous Knowledge Program, previously served her Mojave-based tribe in several capacities, including as: first Executive Director at the Chemehuevi Cultural Center, a member of the tribal council, and Chair of the Chemehuevi... Read More →
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Clayton Thomas-Muller

Clayton Thomas-Muller, a member of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, is a Winnipeg-based Indigenous rights activist, the Indigenous Extreme Energy Campaigner with 350.org and an organizer for Defenders of the Land and Idle No More. He has campaigned across Canada, Alaska and the lower 48... Read More →

Friday October 21, 2016 2:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Indigenous Forum
  Indigeneity Program   Justice-Activism