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Nominate Indigenous-Led Climate Projects to get $3K with our Sovereignty in Action Awards!
Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) to invite you to apply for our Sovereignty in Action (SIA) Awards - awarding micro grants (up to $3,000) to small, grassroots Indigenous-led groups and projects!
ICA releases new summary report at COP15; affirms ‘Land Back’ as a climate solution
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Grand Back Movement Sounds the Alarm to Protect the Haldimand Tract
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER TERRITORY – Outside the Onondaga Longhouse on April 20, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council at Ohsweken/Six Nations of the Grand River Territory announced a moratorium on further development along the Haldimand Tract.
Want to know more about the current conflict Mi’kmaq fishermen face?
Learn more about the situation in Nova Scotia, as Mi’kmaq fishermen continue to fight to exercise their Treaty rights to fish for a moderate livelihood. Written by Mi’kmaq journalist, Amber Bernard.
Advisory Council Announcement for Decolonizing Climate Policy Project
We put together an Advisory Council in order to guide the process of gathering climate policy ideas from Indigenous Peoples across so-called Canada as part of phase two of our Decolonizing Climate Policy Project
Supporting Sovereignty in Action
Indigenous Climate Action is proud to announce a new, experimental initiative - Sovereignty in Action - where ICA awards grants to small, grassroots Indigenous-led groups and projects. This new initiative arises from the current pandemic, where ICA is prioritizing the health and safety of Indigenous Peoples, communities, and our staff.
Anti-Canada Day with ICA
A blog post with some highlights of an Anti-Canada Day webinar that featured members of ICA’s Steering Committee.
ICA Youth Delegation demand non-market climate solutions and Indigenous rights in Article 6
Indigenous Climate Action Youth Delegation hand deliver a letter to Minister Wilkinson and the Canadian Negotiation Team on concerns regarding Article 6.
IIPFCC Opening Press Release: Please Circulate
As state governments around the world open this years’ 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), representatives of the Rapa Nui and Mapuche Indigenous Peoples of Chile delivered the Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus. The statement, which was developed by Indigenous representatives from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world.
Indigenous, Frontline Community Groups & Climate Leaders Decry Greenwashed Climate Summit
In Open Letter to Brown, Communities Most Affected by Climate Change Demand Real People and Earth-Based Solutions
I Feel Betrayed - by the government and a system that has destroyed the spirit of my people
Current government leaders, Notley and Trudeau, were both elected on platforms of environmental reform, action on climate and the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples. However, since taking office their election promises have fallen flat.