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Double Your Impact: Join Us in Honouring the Winter Solstice!
Today, as we honour Human Rights Day, we recognize that Indigenous rights are human rights. In this spirit, we are extending our Giving Tuesday campaign, grounding it in the time of the Winter Solstice, and deepening our commitment to uplifting Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
Rooted In Reciprocity | Giving Tuesday 2024
This Giving Tuesday, let’s disrupt the status quo & support Indigenous-led solutions to the climate crisis. We’re leading a different approach—one rooted in reciprocity—recognizing that we are all in relationship with the land & with each other. Reciprocity invites us to give not out of obligation but as an act of shared responsibility.
Colonial Borders Can’t Divide Us
Like so many, we are devastated by the emboldened rise of the far right and re-election of Trump South of the Medicine Line. We have taken some time to digest this news and reflect on how we respond to such a grotesque display of neo-colonialism.
Performative Policies: A Critique of Greenwashing (Bill-C59) and Environmental Racism (Bill C-226) on Turtle Island
While many colonial politicians view this bill as a step in the right direction, Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island aren’t quite ready to celebrate this as a true victory.
RBC’s 2024 AGM: Building Collective Momentum & Taking Back the Narrative
Last month (April 8-13) ICA’s team participated in powerful events, focused on the 2024 Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Annual General Meeting (AGM)… Read More
Indigenous Resistance to Alberta Oil and Gas Development
As we navigate the complexities posed by this climate crisis, it is vital to address the intentional lack of choice afforded to Indigenous communities by predatory oil and gas industries and government officials.
Public Panel: The Financial Risk of Ignoring Indigenous Rights
Join Indigenous Climate Action for a free, hybrid panel discussion: The Financial Risk of Ignoring Indigenous Rights, featuring Black and Indigenous panelists following their participation in RBC’s Annual General Meeting.
United Nations Special Rapporteur Visiting so-called Canada in April: Looking For Insight
From April 8 - 20 a Special Rapporteur (SF) from the United Nations (UN), specializing in human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, will be taking an official visit to so-called Canada.
Solidarity with Algonquin Communities Resisting Nuclearization of Unceded Land
ICA stands in solidarity with the Algonquin communities that are sitting in opposition to the continued nuclearization of unceded Indigenous lands. Read more…
Webinar: Uplifting Real Solutions
Watch the recording for Part Two of our webinar learning series: The Colonial Urge to Commodify the Climate Crisis: Uplifting Real Solutions
The Disproportionate Effect of Climate Chaos on Indigenous Communities in So-Called Canada
Climate Chaos refers to the increasingly common weather and environmental extremes experienced on a global scale as a direct result of Climate Change. Read more.