Dune Lankard - Native Conservancy
Ruth Miller - Native Movement
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger - Indigenous Climate Action
Indigenous peoples in the north have been feeling the disastrous effects of climate change far longer than the rest of the planet’s population. According to NASA record sets, the Arctic is warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, disturbing terrestrial and marine ecosystems, destroying villages, and disrupting healthy ways of life. Some of the most innovative solutions to the climate crisis born of the practicality and ingenuity rooted in Native knowledge systems are emerging from the circumpolar north. In this panel, leaders at the Native Conservancy, Indigenous Climate Action, and Native Movement will share their strategies for addressing climate change in the policy, civil society and economic sectors. With: Dune Lankard (Eyak), Native Conservancy; Eriel Deranger (Athabaska Chippeweyan First Nation), Indigenous Climate Action; Ruth Miller (Dena'ina Athabaskan/Russian Ashkenazi Jewish), Native Movement. Moderated by Alexis Bunten.