Demonstrators participate in “Treaty People Walk for Water,” a two-week walk in August 2021 that called on President Biden to honour Indigenous lands and cancel the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. (Peg Hunter/Flickr) Studies have shown that Indigenous efforts have been indispensable in deterring environmental degradation. But experts say Indigenous Peoples are still silenced In…
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Lack of consensus among global leaders may lead to climate change skepticism, expert warns
November 17, 2021 By MacKenzie Legere As the 26th United Nation’s Conference of the Parties came to a close in Glasgow last week, many climate activists were left disappointed by its outcome despite two weeks of rallies and protests. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg notably called the event a “failure”. The annual conference offers an…
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Food sovereignty crucial to guarantee food security in the North
By Shane Yewchyn 70 per cent of Inuk families don’t have access to nutritious and affordable meals, compared to the national average of 8 per cent, this is the highest rate of food insecurity in the country and experts say the government is to blame. Generations of colonialism have destroyed traditional hunting practices and an…