Facing the Storm: Mazaska Talks by Rae Rose

Formed in 2016 during the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, Mazaska Talks seeks to leverage economic power to fight repression of Indigenous rights and the desecration of Mother Earth.

Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet

President Biden’s push for electric cars increases profits for Chinese corporations while simultaneously destroying the environment and consuming water on Native lands.

How Tribes of the North Are Taking Climate Matters into Their Own Hands by Stephanie Masterman

It can be difficult to understand the true impacts of climate change when you are not directly facing its harsh effects. We see that communities in different regions and terrains around the world are experiencing different rates of global warming with different consequences.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 18, 2023Climate crisis, climate change, Alaska, Yukon, Stephanie Masterman, Tlingit, fossil fuel

IEN Denounces COP27 Lack of Progress for Indigenous Peoples and Climate Justice

False solutions such as REDD+, carbon markets, carbon offsets, climate-smart agriculture, climate geoengineering technologies, and nature-based solutions were focal points at COP27. Additionally, climate finance, adaptation and mitigation as well as loss and damage were at the forefront of negotiations at this year’s session.

US Supreme Court Underwrites Settler Violence Upon Indigenous Communities

Today, the US Supreme Court made its decision in the case West Virginia v EPA. In this decision the court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has limited ability to regulate carbon emissions and the US energy sector.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansJune 30, 2022Supreme Court, Last Real Indians, EPA, climate change

Washington State takes strongest clean commercial buildings action in the nation

The Washington State Building Code Council voted 11-3 today to adopt a new statewide commercial and multifamily building energy code that will be the strongest, most climate-friendly in the country by driving the transition to clean electricity for space and water heating.

Tribal Leaders Respond Harshly to Gov. Inslee’s FPIC Betrayal

In a strongly worded response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of the Native consent provisions in an important climate change bill, the offices of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and the Vice President of the Quinault Nation, Fawn Sharp, blasted the governor’s first offer to reach a compromise.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansOctober 24, 2021Last Real Indians, Frank Hopper, Gov Inslee, climate change

Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition Issues Statement Ahead of Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk

The Stop the Money Pipeline coalition has maintained that President Biden must ensure that all U.S. financial institutions are firmly on a path to real zero greenhouse gas emissions before COP26.

Even The Most Connected With Nature Are Not Spared By Climate Change by Nour Gajial

Salmon thrive off cold freshwater from streams to survive, but as the temperature of our planet increases, glaciers have started melting, impacting the coolness of streams. If the streams gets too hot, the water reaches a point where it is inhabitable for salmon to survive so the fish will die off.

Climate Change Endangers the Lives of People of Color First and Foremost by Disha Cattamanchi

The way that people of color are hurt by climate change is commonly known as the climate gap. The climate gap is the unjustifiable and discriminatory impact that the climate crisis has on people of color. The climate gap highlights the disproportionality of how communities of color are treated and unable to cope with climate hazards that may impact them.

Liberty Mutual Policyholders Demand Action on Tar Sands and Indigenous Rights

Liberty Mutual’s role in the fossil fuel industry is coming under increasing scrutiny. In advance of the company’s annual policyholder meeting on April 8, dozens of customers have asked if Liberty Mutual will drop coverage of the Keystone XL and Trans Mountain tar sands pipelines, rule out the entire tar sands sector, and stop supporting fossil fuel expansion.