Indigenous Climate Action is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the latest cohort of our Climate Leadership Program!

The Climate Leadership Program (CLP) is a transformative initiative built through community engagements and knowledge-sharing sessions from across so-called ‘Canada’. Fundamentally, the CLP serves to facilitate capacity-building, information and resource exchanges, and advocacy among Indigenous leaders, communities and beyond

This session will be held online via Zoom on Friday, September 6th to Sunday September 8th from 9am-1:30pm PDT / 10am-2:30pm MDT / 11am-3:30pm CDT / 12-4:30pm EDT /1-5:30pm ADT / 1:30-6pm NDT.

In This 3-Day Training, We Will Cover:

• The basics of climate science and climate change

• Indigenous perspectives on climate change and climate change

• Root causes of climate change while demonstrating the role that Indigenous knowledge has in Mother Earth’s survival

• The impacts of human economic activity on Mother Earth

• The impacts that climate change is having on life on Mother Earth

• Connections between climate change and the health of Indigenous people, communities & Nations

• Climate solution projects and stories at community and national levels

• How to identify false solutions to climate change

In order to be eligible for this training participants must:

• Self-identify as Indigenous

• Be 18 years of age or older

• Located on Turtle Island (North America)

• Able to attend all three online sessions

• Have a strong internet connection 

• Be willing to participate in popular education style programming including zoom breakout rooms, collaborating on digital interactive whiteboard software such as google jamboard, & engaging in group discussions 

• Have a strong desire to create positive change in your community / Nation/organization

• Interested in hosting your own training in your community/Nation/organization 

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to our team at climateleadership@Indigenousclimateaction.com.