This coupled with Indigenous-owned renewable energy development[ii] and the innumerable community based monitoring and land guardian programs[iii] en… - Eriel Deranger

"Indigenous communities across Canada are already leaders in climate mitigation, adaptation and building real solutions. Many of the solutions and strategies created by Indigenous communities aren’t always apparent or recognized, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t as vital.”

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,