Weekly Round-Up, August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022
A lot has been happening lately across Turtle Island. We know it can be hard to keep up, so we’ve compiled a list of news, events, and big stories related to Indigeneity and the climate crisis.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Migrant Rights Network needs your support
Immediate Action Needed
Because of migrant organizing, Parliament has unanimously called for a plan to be tabled by September 8th 2022 to “allow workers of all skill levels permanent residency.” In parallel, Prime Minister Trudeau has instructed the Minister of Immigration to move ahead with “regularizing” (giving Permanent Resident status) status for undocumented people. This has finally opened the door to citizenship for all migrants including undocumented people.
Add your name to the petition to insist that no one should be left behind.
Job Opening: Executive Director for First Nations National Guardians Network
Deadline: September 1, 2022
The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for the leadership, overall management, and operations of the organization according to the strategic direction and policies set by the Network Council. This includes: reporting requirements, hiring, managing and delegating to the Financial Administrator and Operations Coordinator, working with federal government and other funding partners on the development of the Network in its inaugural year.
Call for Applications: CJRF’s New Governing Board
Deadline: September 5, 2022
The Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF) is embarking on an exciting transformation from a donor-led fund to a fully participatory, movement-facing and constituent-led fund. As a key step in this change process, our current Review Board (comprised of funders) has decided to hand off leadership to a new governing Board comprised of activists, practitioners, thinkers, and others. We are now recruiting 7-9 members for this new governing Board, which will oversee and support the second six-year phase of the CJRF.
Now Accepting Applications for ICA’s Climate Leadership Program
ICA is now accepting applications for our Fall 2022 Climate Leadership Cohort happening September 16-18, 2022.
This is a great opportunity for our Indigenous relatives to learn more about climate change, develop regionally relevant and effective climate strategies, and further our nations as climate change leaders!
EVENTS:
Indigenous Futures: Envisioning the Next 100 Years
August 20-21, 2022
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This exclusive experience will feature Native art and culture curated by award-winning Chemehuevi artist Cara Romero, as well as powerful programming that celebrates Native representation in film and television, voting and using your voice for change, women and gender, and climate justice.
2022 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference
August 29 – September 1, 2022
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is excited to host the second Biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC) which will be offered as a hybrid event to ensure that our relatives from across turtle island can join us whether in-person or virtually.
Healing Justice: Rematriation of our Time, Bodies & Spirits
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 1:00 PM (EST)
Online | Zoom
Join The Circle and Indigenous Climate Action's team members for a conversation focused on the important work of wellness and collective care. Together we will learn what Healing Justice is and why it’s critical to invest in these practices to sustain transformation and resilience.
KEPA 7th Annual Summit: Water Conservation for the Future
September 14-16, 2022
Standoff, Alberta
Please join us for the 7th Annual Miohpokoiiyiiksi Kainai Ecosystem Protection Association (KEPA) Summit. This year’s theme is Water Conservation for the Future and will focus on water protection, conservation and Siksikaitsitapi relations to water.
This years summit will be a 3 day event from September 14-16, 2022. Over the 3-days, guests will be invited to learn on the land with us and have the opportunity to learn about water conservation efforts from an Indigenous worldview. Everyone is welcome to attend the 7th Annual KEPA Summit. Please see below for a detailed summary of events.
NEWS:
First Nation, tech company collaborate to prepare for climate change's effects on harvesting waters
August 07, 2022
A First Nation is working alongside a B.C. tech company to learn more about how climate change is affecting the waters it harvests food from.
In an effort to preserve and even build up capacity for seafood harvesting, the T'Sou-ke First Nation on southern Vancouver Island turned to Victoria-based MarineLabs, which collects real-time data about the ocean, about 18 months ago to better understand what's going on in the Sooke Basin and other areas it uses.
‘We are inseparable from our land’: Gitxsan Nation house group declares 170,000 hectares of territory protected
August 10, 2022
An intact ecosystem in the upper Skeena River watershed is now an Indigenous Protected Area. All decisions about the area will be guided by a principle of respectfully passing the abundance of the territory from one generation to the next
Agreement returns lands to Wei Wai Kum First Nation
August 11, 2022
At a community celebration, the Wei Wai Kum First Nation and the Province of B.C. signed an Incremental Treaty Agreement (ITA) that will transfer 2,276 hectares of territorial lands back to Wei Wai Kum and help boost the Nation’s economic activities.
'This is our land': Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, pipeline opponents rally in Vancouver
August 15, 2022
Opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline currently under construction in Northern B.C took to the streets of Vancouver Monday, briefly blocking north-bound traffic on the Cambie Street Bridge.
The rally and march began at 10:00 a.m. at Vancouver City Hall where Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief Na’moks addressed the crowd about his opposition to the CGL pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.