Indigenous Climate Action is created by and led by Indigeno… - Eriel Deranger

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Indigenous Climate Action is created by and led by Indigenous Peoples to organize an Indigenous response to both the drivers of and the impacts of climate change, and real solutions for a future we can all benefit from. Now more than ever true leadership stemming from the original carriers of Indigenous traditional knowledge (ITK) is needed at forefront the global movement for climate justice,

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Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (born 1979) is a Dënesųłiné indigenous rights activist and climate activist. She is executive director of Indigenous Climate Action.

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When addressing climate change issues, we need to look deep into the root causes and come up with mitigation and adaptation measures.

Existing Indigenous climate action can be seen in the success of communities challenging industrial development[i], and asserting Indigenous sovereignty that acts as a buffer to climate change impacts,

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