Háu Koná,

For the last two weeks Indigenous Environmental Network has been organizing on the ground at the United Nation's Climate Conference #COP25 to stop them from passing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Indigenous leaders from across Mother Earth have traveled to make their voices clear-- nix Article 6. Carbon mechanisms are co2 colonialism that commodify Indigenous resources to turn them into carbon dumping grounds.

The Indigenous Rising Media team has been following these leaders in Madrid as they have been organizing massive protests inside and outside the #COP25 Conference and creating content so that our relatives can follow along. Main stream media often fails to center Indigenous peoples in its coverage of the climate change so we need your help to uplift their voices. Check out the video pieces below we have created while at #COP25 by clicking on the image or its caption. Be sure to share with your contacts to get the word out.

Democracy Now! Repost with Indigenous Environmental Network's Executive Director Tom BK Goldtooth

“Shame!” Indigenous Leaders & Delegates from Global South Stage Dramatic Protest at COP25 in Madrid.

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Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Climate Action and It Takes Roots organized an Indigenous women led an action demanding justice for our Missing and Murdered Relatives in front of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain.

Video produced by Vane Ramos, Ayse Gürsöz and Jennifer K. Falcon for Indigenous Rising Media and Spencer Mann with Indigenous Climate Action.

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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

Video by Vane Ramos, Jennifer K. Falcon and Ayse Gürsöz

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I leave you with this quote from our delegate Moñeka De Oro from the CHamoru nation

"The solutions brought here at COP25 are inadequate as they lack the Indigenous world view and they lack a critique of the endless bloody war enterprise that is currently desecrating my homelands and waters. Article 6 which allows for false solutions is especially problematic. carbon offsets and carbon markets allow from more destructive and extractive business practices that need to stop now."

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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