Indigenous Leaders on Climate Change

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/18/everyday-love-for-land-australias-indigenous-rangers-heed-canadas-call-for-help

Dean Yibarbuk is a very long way from home, standing in the snow in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada with only his eyes visible through layers of winter gear. It’s -36C.

Yibarbuk is a traditional owner of Djinkarr, near Maningrida in Arnhem Land. He’s a scientist and a senior ranger with Warddeken, the Aboriginal-owned, not-for-profit company looking after country using traditional fire management practices to deal with climate change.”

 

Australian rangers dogsledding with Steve Nitah (at the back) Dene traditional owner and local conservation and development leader. Dog sledding was a key means of transport for traditional owners. Yellowknife, Canada.

 

 

Chris Hedges and Dahr Jamail: The End of Ice + The World Will End in Fire by David Swanson — Dandelion Salad

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Feb 23, 2019 The glaciers in Alaska alone are losing an estimated 75 billion tons of ice every year. The oceans, which absorb over 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by greenhouses gases in the atmosphere, are warming and acidifying, melting the polar ice caps and […]

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