Land Is Life
Indigenous Peoples Respond to Climate Change
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: October 16, 2009
2:45pm – 4:15pm
Hosted by Land is Life.
Indigenous peoples are on the front lines of climate change effects, often living in regions being impacted most heavily right now. What strategies are they adopting?
Hosted by: Brian Keane, director of Land is Life, an international indigenous-led organization that works to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples.
With:
- Sarah James, Gwich’in Alaskan indigenous elder and leader
- Alejandro Argumedo, Quechua from Peru, coordinator of the Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Project
- Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network
- Chief Oren Lyons, global indigenous leader, Onondaga Council of Chiefs, Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee and Bioneers board member.
Location: Main Tent, Indigenous Forum
Topic Areas: Restoring Our Ecosystems; Social/Environmental Activism; Indigenous Knowledge
