Panel Event
How to collaborate with Indigenous peoples on climate
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023
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Speakers
This event was part of the Government Climate Campus for US public servants. To find out about more free climate events and courses, go to the Campus Home Page.
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Resources
- Read this article on Equitable citizen engagement for climate action
- The Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report (STACC, ITEP 2021)
- Center for World Indigenous Studies - A mechanism to enforce Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)
- Cultural Survival: a new guide to support Indigenous leaders to develop FPIC protocols and secure self-determined priorities of communities
- The Climate Frontline is a monthly newsletter (don't worry, we won't flood your inbox) that celebrates the people, groups and policies making a difference in climate. It'll slice through the jargon to simplify and apply important climate concepts.
- Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) is an Indigenous-led climate organization based out of Canada, and have a priority focus on First Nations and the United Nations (UN). Check out their work for reference and inspiration.
- The Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network has content with information at the Tribal, Federal, and State levels in the US, and may also cover relevant international or UN information.
Event Description
Indigenous peoples have accrued many thousands of years of citizen science knowledge in adjusting to changing environmental conditions. But too often, attempts to learn from Indigenous communities fail to properly account for a complex and painful history and the need for reconciliation.
The panel of experts in this event will explore the history of Indigenous reconciliation and how it connects to climate change, and share guidance on what makes for truly productive collaborations.
This online session is set to deliver actionable takeaways and valuable insights that you can integrate into your daily work.
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Speakers
Jennifer Néso'eóó'e Woodcock-Medicine Horse
Program Director: IndigenEyes, Montana State University - Bozeman
United States
Amelia Marchand
Climate Change Specialist, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI)
United States
Donnie Rosa
Executive Director, Ḵ’iyáx̱an Ch’áwch’aw (Community Services) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Squamish Nation
Canada
Sadhu Johnston
Thought Leader and CEO
Canada
Jennifer Néso'eóó'e Woodcock-Medicine Horse, Dr. Jennifer Woodcock-Medicine Horse is program director for IndigenEyes: Contemporary Native American Art of the Rocky Mountains and Plains. Her PhD in American Studies/Museum Studies focusses on climate change and traditional ecological knowledge; MA in Native American Studies from MSU-Bozeman; BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley. She teaches contemporary Native American art history for Montana State University, curates exhibits and events, and writes quarterly for the Montana Arts Council journal, State of the Arts.
Amelia Marchand, Amelia Marchand, MA, is the Interim Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. She has 24 years working in the cultural and natural resource fields, and her current role is to support Tribal governments and NGOs in the Pacific Northwest and beyond to identify needs and opportunities related to climate change, adaptation, and resilience that advance Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Amelia received a bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a minor in American Indian Studies from Eastern Washington University and a master's degree in Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. She is founder of the Indigenous-led conservation nonprofit L.I.G.H.T. Foundation and a Public Voices Fellow of the OpEd Project, in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. She has diverse European and Indigenous heritage, and is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, with her ancestral roots from the Okanogan, Moses-Columbia, Palus, Lakes, and Chief Joseph Band of Wal'wama Nez Perce.
