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The Youth Climate Corps and the Indigenous Green Jobs Revolution

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In this co-authored Brief, Serena Mendizabal, Aubrey-Anne Laliberte-Pewapisconias, Bushra Asghar, Farron Rickerby-Nishi, and Doug Hamilton-Evans examine the federal government’s proposed Youth Climate Corps pilot and what it would take for the program to support Indigenous-led climate solutions. They argue that the Corps could create meaningful employment opportunities for Indigenous youth and strengthen community resilience – but, only if it is grounded in Indigenous sovereignty, governance, and knowledge systems, and designed to support existing Indigenous-led work rather than impose new solutions.

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Resistance & Sovereignty at Grassy Narrows First Nation

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The climate crisis grows more critical each year. Despite this, and despite the fact that Anishinaabek and Cree, among others, are on the frontlines of land and water preservation and revitalization, Canada (federal and provincial governments and industry) continues to break treaties and, in so doing, threaten the livelihoods of Indigenous people. .  Grassy Narrows,

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The Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response

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In this brief, Eriel Deranger identifies the critical nature of the climate emergency amidst the dangerous exclusion of Indigenous peoples from environmental decision-making being made by colonial governments. Deranger asks, what does a climate plan look like without consideration of Indigenous rights and what should they look like from [an Indigenous] perspective?

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The Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle calls for an immediate ban on pesticides in Toronto’s High Park

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Since the Fall of 2018, the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle has been organizing to protect a number of sacred sites in and around what is now the City of Toronto. Among their campaigns is the effort to manage High Park responsibly. As part of their campaign, they have issued this Call to Action, republished here.

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