Applications Open for November Cohort!

Oct 20

We are pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for our Climate Leadership Program!

Do you self-identify as Indigenous?

Do you have a strong desire to create positive change in your community/organization?

Yes? Then this training is for you! We designed this program to focus on how climate change is impacting our communities and our rights and empower and uplift Indigenous peoples to become climate change leaders in their own communities.

“Awesome program. Strong content delivered in a way that I will retain. I think this actually changed my life and how I see things profoundly. Every participant really taught me so much, and I feel extremely grateful to have taken the program. Miigwech”

— Program Participant

We will cover:

The basics of climate science and climate change
Indigenous perspectives on climate change and climate action connections between climate change and the health of Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations
Root causes of climate change while demonstrating the integral role that Indigenous resilience has in Mother Earth’s survival
Legal mechanisms used to undermine Indigenous sovereignty as well legal strategies to assert rights
The impacts of human economic activity on Mother Earth
The impacts that climate change is having on life on Mother Earth
Climate solution projects and stories at community, national, and international scale

When?

The program will be offered online through Zoom over three days with breaks included. We will use a variety of tools together to keep sessions engaging and fun!

The online sessions will be held November 25-27 from 9am-1:30 pm PST /10am-2:30 pm MST / 11 am-3:30 pm CST / 12-4:30pm EST/1-5:30pm AST/1:30-6:00pm NST with breaks included.

If this timing does not work for you, we encourage you to sign up to our newsletter below to receive updates about future offerings of the program.

Community Participant Subsidy and Support

We are pleased to be able to offer community participant subsidies and other support in order to remain committed to building capacity in Indigenous communities and nations while breaking down barriers for participation.

We currently offer: