Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Leonardo DiCaprio tweeted, Let’s stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples’ climate leadership. We must call on our leaders to recognize the sovereignity of the Indigenous peoples and end fossil fuel expansion once and for all.”
Indigenous people have helped block the fossil fuel expansion that threatens our clean water. No one can live without clean water. It’s time to listen to the real leaders.
Many Indigenous people will be in DC this week for 5 days of protest of Biden’s continued support for fossil fuel. THIS is climate leadership, and they are fighting for the planet we all live on.
Biden not keeping promises
Demonstrations by People Vs. Fossil Fuels, a coalition of groups called Build Back Fossil Free are planned all week. These peaceful protestors want Biden to stop using fossil fuels, stop supporting new projects, but Biden is not acting, nor is he is keeping the promises he made to Indigenous Nations when they helped elect him.
Thinking it’s ok to celebrate Columbus Day alongside of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is really just a slap in the face, and shows our continued ignorance.
Many water protectors have laid their lives on the line to stop expansions of pipelines, which can often leak and poison our waterways. Many are fighting for their children’s future. Imagine a world where we don’t have to rely on dirty fossil fuels that threaten our clean water supply.
Climate Change Crisis
Who is ready for irreversible damage and more deadly climate crises such as fires, heat waves and floods? Yeah, Baby! Woo! The price of the damage from catastrophic weather events will far outweigh the money we could have spent now to prevent it.
When we hear people say, we can’t stop using oil because it would lead to unstable and unreliable energy, we need to say, “Well then we’d better get working on it now with everything we have.” Why is this not Biden’s response?
In order to get past this, we must think of our earth as our Mother, and our mountains as our Grandfathers, so we can feel respect toward our air, water and land. This is the key.
Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (All Are Related) is a phrase from the Lakota language. It reflects the world view of interconnectedness held by the Lakota people of North America. The phrase translates in English as “all my relatives,” “we are all related,” or “all my relations.” It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: other people, animals, birds, insects, trees and plants, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys.
source:Wikipedia
If we recognize that we’re caring for seven generations into the future, we will make the right choice. This Indigenous knowledge has been here for ages. We need to stop thinking there’s a different answer and start recognizing the real leaders.
For more, check out The Indigenous Environmental Network #PeopleVsFossilFuels
