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March 09, 2020
0:06 / 9:36 Peace River Rising: The link between violence against Indigenous women and violence against the land
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Helen Knott, a Dane-Zaa/Nehiyaw social worker, poet and activist, explores the connection between violence against Indigenous women and violence against the land in this beautiful video.
December 09, 2019
COP25: Indigenous Delegation Links Missing and Murdered Women to Fossil Fuel Industry
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This video features Ozawa Bineshi Albert, Movement Building Coordinator with the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) interviewed by Rising Up with Sonali discussing the prevalent issue of the fossil fuel industry increasing rates of missing and murdered women in indigenous communities. "As the latest Conference of Parties or COP25 meeting on taking action on climate change continues into its second week in Madrid, Spain, indigenous communities from around the world have taken the lead on the ground. Representatives of native communities from around the world are leading civil society groups in demanding a respect for their rights and the land. Among them are indigenous women who are demanding justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and linking it to the fossil fuel industry."
