Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse

Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse

Fred Ngusilo, left, a member of the Ogiek community, works with a relative to sift through the ruins of their grandfather's house in the Mau forest, destroyed by Kenyan police. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty ImagesImagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and depending on the forest for food, shelter, recreation and education. Imagine, then, tha…

Integrating indigenous knowledge in District Climate Change Action Plans strengthens climate justice

Indigenous knowledge systems about the weather are not just relevant but essential to climate justice.   COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | While growing up in the village, our grandmother always warned us never to sit at the doorway whenever it rained. According to her, sitting at the doorway while it rained was known to bring misfortune, including developing painful boils on the buttocks, commonly known as “odeke” in Acholi. As children, we could not un…

Efforts to struggle local weather alternate steadily exclude Indigenous folks – and so they would possibly not have any recourse

Consider dwelling in the similar wooded area as your folks, grandparents, great-grandparents and all of your ancestors as some distance again in time as tales can inform, and relying at the wooded area for meals, safe haven, game and schooling. Consider, then, that the wooded area is dependent upon you, too, since you and your folks have safe it for generations. Then, alongside come executive officers who let you know what you understand: The wo…