The Indigenous Rising Media team is on the ground at the United Nation's COP25 in Madrid, Spain gathering stories from Indigenous leaders from across the world who have travelled here to demand the United Nation's #NixArticle6. We are gathering Indigenous centered stories every day that mainstream media is neglecting to tell.
I encourage you to click on the images below to check out some of the content our talented team of womxn are creating.
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Ta’kaiya Blaney (Tla’Amin First Nation) talks about the necessity for allies to take support one step further and become accomplices unafraid to use direct action as a tactic In strategic organizing to defend Indigenous lands and people at the
Cumbre Social por el Clima in Madrid, Spain.
Ta’kaiya is in Madrid as a part of Indigenous Climate Action’s Youth Delegation.
Video by Ayse Gürsöz for Indigenous Rising Media
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Indigenous peoples from across the world gathered at the United Nations Climate Change
Conference COP25 in Madrid Spain to protest the UN from passing Article 6 in the Paris Agreement.
Video for Indigenous Rising Media and It Takes Roots by Vane Ramos, Jennifer K. Falcon, Jade Daniels and Ayse Gürsöz.
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Dipti Bhatnagar with Friend of the Earth Mozambique talks about the action
Indigenous and frontline sky protectors and forest protectors from across Mother Earth held inside the UN’s COP25 Climate Conference.
Video by Ayse Gürsöz.
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Last night Indigenous peoples from around Mother Earth and their allies gathered at the Casa de Campo Lake for an Indigenous Water Ceremony.
Beautiful background song by the powerful Portia Morin Takaiya Blaney
Photos/ Video by Jennifer K. Falcon
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Article 6 Twitter Information Thread.
Photos by Jennifer K. Falcon Graphic Design by Jennifer K. Falcon & Dallas Goldtooth
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Gloria Ushigua of the Sapara of the Amazon in Ecuador and Casey Camp-Horinek of the Ponca Nation greet one another before the Fridays for the Future March in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Jennifer K. Falcon
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There is no justice in climate justice if Indigenous and peoples of color voices are not centered and respected. We don’t do this out of choice, we do this out of survival. Indigenous Peoples led 500,000 in a Fridays for Future
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Aba Wasté Yuhá,
Jennifer K. Falcon
(Hay Shaw Wiÿa)
Communications Coordinator
Indigenous Environmental Network
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Established in 1990, The Indigenous Environmental Network is an international environmental justice nonprofit that works with tribal grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous communities. IEN’s activities include empowering Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, the health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities.
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