![]() ![]() “To a world that relies on that cold to survive and thrive, for us it's about transportation and mobility… safety, security, education, health.” That is our life force up there,” says Siila Watt-Cloutier. ![]() “As Inuit, we rely on the cold, the ice, and snow. Read More: Inuit perspectives from a changing Arctic (For more, read our article on the Onjisay Aki Initiative on Climate Change) Not only an imbalance within the environment, but a deeper imbalance within ourselves and mainstream societal values and behaviours. In this video, “World out of Balance,” Terry Teegee talks about climate change and forest management in his territory on the west coast.Įlders, Knowledge Keepers and community members from coast to coast to coast have echoed this sentiment that climate change is the result of an imbalance. Terry Teegee describes these changes as a “world out of balance.” Teegee, the Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, has seen climate impacts intensified by unsustainable forestry practices and disregard for traditional Indigenous knowledge about forest ecosystems. A world out of balanceįrom extreme weather, coastal erosion and the loss of sea ice to biodiversity and water quality decline, climate impacts and associated cultural change are part of the lived reality of Indigenous communities. The Indigenous communities in the country, known as Canada, include diverse Inuit, First Nations, and Métis peoples, which are deeply connected to their lands, waters, and territories from coast to coast to coast. ![]() It is often said that Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of climate change, because they are disproportionately affected by it, and yet contribute relatively little to the problem. Through the advocacy of Siila Watt-Cloutier and other Indigenous leaders, in collaboration with scientists, the world began to take notice. And it's time, it's well over time, to act on these issues.” “For 20 years, many of us – including myself – have been signalling the urgency of this matter. “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that we're faced with today…” says internationally-renowned Inuk author and advocate Siila Watt-Cloutier. ![]()
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