Host Organisation

Metis National Council, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Assembly of First Nations

Description

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and the Métis National Council (MNC) will be presenting a panel of Indigenous leaders and representatives on Indigenous Climate Leadership in Canada. Announced in 2022 by Canada as part of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, Indigenous Climate Leadership committed Canada to advance distinctions-based mitigation and adaptation climate actions by Indigenous Peoples. By COP 29, the memorandum to cabinet will have been submitted to Canada, and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis will be anticipating long-term investments to advance their self-determined climate solutions. The panel will include representatives from each of the National Indigenous Organizations speaking about the elements of distinctions-based Indigenous Climate Leadership, their expectations for Canada, and the connections to the international arena. It will end with an open question and answer period.

This panel will bring together these diverse perspectives from across Canada to highlight the urgent need of direct climate finance for Indigenous Peoples and to demonstrate how Indigenous Peoples are leading the way in rights-based climate action.

Speakers

Dane DeSouza - Moderator.

Representative of the Métis Nation: Drew Stuart (Senior Manager of Climate Change Policies and Programs)

Representative of the Assembly of First Nations: National Chief Cindy Woodhouse-Nepinak or Marie-Philippe Menard, National Youth Council

Representative of Inuit Circumpolar Council: Adamie Delisle Alaku, Vice President, Makivvik

Languages

English