Was so happy to co-host an event to showcase a climate change film project created by folks and allies of Home Base Yellowknife (NWT, Canada), including IceColdCollectiveYK. Let's give these #NWT youth from my home region a platform. #climatechange #YouthVoicesMatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSeD...

Change (A participatory action project by Home Base Yellowknife)

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Very happy to share this NWT Dene focused research paper co-led by now past White Mountain Apache/Diné post doc Danya Carroll. Our people are the experts in this area, and grateful for all the folks that took time to share their stories and be a part of the work. www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23... #TEK

Happy to join the #ClimateTech Podcast where non-economic Loss and Damage is explored -the impacts that cannot easily be measured in monetary terms, from #CulturalHeritage to identity, #ecosystems, and ways of life. @unep.org @westernuresearch.bsky.social unepccc.org/the-climatet...

The ClimateTech Podcast - UNEP-CCC

The ClimateTech Podcast looks at technology needs, potential and barriers, and how implementation is directly linked to sustainable development.

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First time ever that the IPCC has had a mandate to include diverse knowledge systems within the process, launched by the first workshop ever on the topic here in the UK this week. Thankful to have a small group of other Indigenous folks here as it was not an easy process but we made good headway.

Our paper in the Bulletin of the WHO. We outline some points to ensure that the concepts of health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and their Indigenous traditional medicine systems are maintained going forward for individual, community and planetary health. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Indigenous rights, health and traditional medicine systems

The health of Indigenous Peoples around the world is tied to longstanding Indigenous knowledge practices and access to Indigenous traditional medicine systems. Indigenous communities continue to have concerns, however, about their ability to ensure ...

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Our recent paper is out. "If One Health is to achieve its vision of health and sustainability across human, animal and environmental domains, Indigenous Peoples and communities must be placed at the centre, not just as stakeholders but as sovereign partners and knowledge holders."

One Health and Indigenous Peoples at a crossroads - Nature Sustainability

Understanding the intersections between Indigenous Peoples and the One Health approach demands a fundamental reorientation of how translational work is conceptualized, enacted and evaluated. Partnersh...

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Just want to take a moment to congratulate Siila Watt-Cloutier and team for winning two top honors at the 2025 Signal Awards for her limited series podcast 'A Radical Act of Hope' (podcast link in the weblink below). I was very happy to be interviewed alongside two amazing Indigenous women leaders.

A Radical Act of Hope wins twice at international podcast awards | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

PICS podcast featuring Siila Watt-Cloutier receives gold and listener’s choice in the 2025 Signal Awards.

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A group of N.W.T. doctors, lawyers and water rights experts say treated oilsands tailings cannot be released without complete evidence and studies on downstream health impacts of pollutants. @courtghoward.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Oil sands tailings release can't go ahead without health impact studies | CBC News

A group of N.W.T. doctors and water rights experts say Alberta and Canada should shelve its plans to permit the release of partially treated tailings until rigorous research into the cumulative human ...

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A lesson I was happy to support and co-develop with the Food EDU course Foodomics & Society, Module 1: Ways of Knowing Food. I examine how different epistemologies — or ways of knowing — influence how we understand and address human and planetary health challenges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUln...

The Gift of Multiple Perspectives for a Well and Just Planet

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Our commentary “Research as reconciliation: oil sands and health” was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Toxic exposures are cumulative and complex and require better monitoring to ensure the widest health impacts are understood and actioned on. www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

Recently contacted Indigenous Nations in Peru want conservationists to stay away. The signatories also stress that Indigenous self-governance is the only way to protect both their communities and their families still living in voluntary isolation, and who face increasing threats from outsiders.

An Indigenous group in a boat in the Ucayali River. Image by Juan Carlos Huayllapuma/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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Brazil’s largest #Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, This comes as the world marks International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9, as @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports:

Indigenous alliance unveils Brazil’s first Native-led emissions strategy

Brazil’s largest Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9. T...

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Huge climate win from the ICJ that sharply rebuked Canada which argued it was not bound by international law to seriously fight climate change. Going forward “Canada's pursuit of mega fossil fuel expansion projects stands in stark defiance of the ICJ." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/23/n...

Landmark court ruling a stark rebuke of Canadian position on climate change

The ICJ finding is a watershed moment in the fight against climate change that should send shivers down the spine of the fossil fuel industry, while threatening to upend the legality of Prime Minister...

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Indigenous governments/Indigenous organizations/Indigenous Peoples: please note that the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a call for input on the Draft Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples. Input is really inportant and due Aug 15th. www.who.int/news-room/ar...

Mau Forest as our first author on this eye opening Africa-based Indigenous-led paper on the effects from forced land eviction due to conservation policies. #Ogiek @westernuresearch.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @samrawitg.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

“Removing an Ogiek from the Forest is like removing a fish from water”: A qualitative examination on Ogiek community impacts from forced land eviction for conservation

Despite evidence that Indigenous Peoples are better guardians of their Forests than international or state protection agencies, they continue to be forcibly evicted from their Lands. Additionally, des...

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Key findings: Included frameworks focused mostly on climate change within the banner of sustainability. Biodiversity considerations were almost non-existent and almost completely devoid of concepts or domains related to nature and ecosystems, and the planet itself. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Planetary health for health systems: A scoping review and content analysis of frameworks

Planetary health movements have advanced substantially within the last ten years with new frameworks and models being considered within health systems in varied contexts. Despite advancements, there c...

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A high-volume “hyperscale” data center uses the same amount of water in a year as 12,000 to 60,000 people. insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...

As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water - Inside Climate News

Computing facilities require lots of water to operate, putting the burden of allocating resources on municipalities.

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Our latest with our findings highlighting the persistent equity gaps in appropriately engaging affected communities within the evaluation of public policies for spillover prevention. We call for the platforming of relational community engagement approaches. @who.int @westernuresearch.bsky.social

Happy to share our latest Indigenous Peoples-focused perspective paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @westernuresearch.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @samrawitg.bsky.social

Carbon markets: a new form of colonialism for Indigenous Peoples?

The interconnected and compounding climate change and biodiversity crises have led to increased urgency in moving towards transformational change within how national and international sustainability e...

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Free 'Global Indigenous Language conference' in August 2025 in Ottawa. See link below for information: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....

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Welcome to WAVES 2025, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages’ first Global Indigenous Languages Summit.<br /> <br /> This event b

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"If we’re serious about tackling threats to planetary health, we need to stop asking, ‘What Indigenous knowledge can we use?’ and start figuring out how we ensure Indigenous Peoples can stay on their lands, practice stewardship and pass on their knowledges to future generations.”

Indigenous Peoples and climate policy clash on land rights - Western News

Indigenous Peoples and climate change are deeply connected through the consequences of a warming planet and climate policy that has led to land evictions.

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Just want to take a moment to call out the great work of Indigenous post-doc Dr. Danya Carroll, PhD, MPH who just had her hard work published! Was very happy to support her in this important work!

Was very happy to participate in this podcast discussing Indigenous knowledges, wildfires, and cultural burning through a health lens. Thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social for hosting these important discussions. open.spotify.com/episode/4B7f...

Cultural burning: could traditional practices prevent modern wildfires?

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Happy to be a part of this discussion on relational community engagement.

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🌍Join us for ‘Humanizing Health Care Through Relationality’ — a webinar series exploring the science & practice of community engagement and relationality in transforming health care, co-hosted by WHO & Global Health Partnerships! 📅 8 April ⏰2–3:30pm CEST 🔗Sign up: bit.ly/3DYXmaW #GlobalHealth #WHO

Happy Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day! 🌿 Today and everyday, we give gratitude, acknowledgement, and respect to the women and femmes for the gifts they provide our communities all across Turtle Island and beyond. #Matriarchy #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay

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Indigenous knowledge can help make health care more sustainable in the North, study says | CBC News

A new research paper based on interviews with elders in the N.W.T. says Indigenous traditional knowledge could help make the circumpolar health care system more environmentally sustainable.

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Reviewing a PhD student's dissertation for examination and this is always a statistic that is worth highlighting: "Prior to the confederation of Canada in 1867, over 80% of Indigenous communities were matriarchal."

Happy to share Kelly Menzel and I's open access chapter. We share an interconnected narrative that centers Land and Country, our Ancestors, and story as we consider the path we need to walk going forward for planetary health. #Indigenous #PlanetaryHealth #LandbasedHealing @gchalliance.bsky.social

So humbled to share the short film of our Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation (AIWF) Land-based healing camp and the work of so many to bring it to where it is today. This includes the work of Elders Rassi Nashalik and Be'sha Blondin as well as our hardworking staff. #IndigenousHealing

Healing Hearts

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One of my favorite projects to work on from my home NWT region with amazing northern Indigenous co-authors: Indigenous Elders' voices on health-systems change informed by planetary health. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Indigenous Elders' voices on health-systems change informed by planetary health: a qualitative and relational systems mapping inquiry

Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge systems are increasingly being looked to for solutions regarding climate change, including within clinical health-care settings. Indigenous Elders specifically are noted knowledge keepers within their communities and are often looked to with great respect for their Land-based knowledges as they pertain to planetary health approaches. We sought to explore the views of health-systems change informed by planetary health within the circumpolar north from the perspective of Indigenous Elders.

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