They want the protection of indigenous rights in the climate deal, real climate solutions and they are calling on world leaders to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Thanks to Indigenous Environmental Network and the Kichwa community of Sarayaku.
Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France.
The United States, the EU, Australia and other states have pushed for Indigenous rights to be dropped from the binding parts of the agreement out of fear that it could create legal liabilities.
Indigenous representatives from North and South America, Indonesia and Congo played instruments and led others in prayer amid the smell of burning sage after activists completed the paddle, demanding the protection of water and the environment.
“At the moment the rights of Indigenous Peoples all over the globe are being violated by ‘green climate projects’ – such as hydropower dams – in the name of ‘climate mitigation’. If such violations are happening now, imagine what will come with a legally binding document, where the rights of Indigenous Peoples are not guaranteed,” said Eriel Deranger, member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Canada.
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Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France.
The United States, the EU, Australia and other states have pushed for Indigenous rights to be dropped from the binding parts of the agreement out of fear that it could create legal liabilities.
Indigenous representatives from North and South America, Indonesia and Congo played instruments and led others in prayer amid the smell of burning sage after activists completed the paddle, demanding the protection of water and the environment.
Photo Credit: Allan Lissner
“At the moment the rights of Indigenous Peoples all over the globe are being violated by ‘green climate projects’ – such as hydropower dams – in the name of ‘climate mitigation’. If such violations are happening now, imagine what will come with a legally binding document, where the rights of Indigenous Peoples are not guaranteed,” said Eriel Deranger, member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Canada.
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Photo Credit: Allan Lissner
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BREAKING: Flotilla in Paris led by Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic to the Amazon. They want the protection of indigenous rights in the climate deal, real climate solutions and they are calling on world leaders to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Thanks to Indigenous Environmental Network and the Kichwa community of Sarayaku.
Posted by 350.org on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Indigenous Youth Speak on Climate
Indigenous Youth Speak on Climate
Indigenous youth are voicing their concerns about climate and demanding for a system change. #DefendProtectRenew #Canoes2Paris #IndigenousRising http://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2015/dec/07/indigenous-activists-take-to-seine-river-to-protest-axing-of-rights-from-paris-climate-pact?CMP=share_btn_fb
Posted by Indigenous Environmental Network on Monday, December 7, 2015
So important to receive this information...thanks and so significant for others to understand and respect the feelings and thoughts of indigenous people the world over.