Indigenous activists on tackling the climate crisis: 'we have done more than any government'

Despite only making up around 6% of the global population, Indigenous people protect 80% of biodiversity left in the world. We spoke to six young Indigenous climate activists from the Ecuadorian Amazon, Chad, Alaska, Sweden, Indonesia and Australia about their people and culture - what we can learn from them about protecting our planet.
Nina Gualinga, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Charitie Ropati, Sara-Elvira Kuhmunen, Emmanuela Shinta and Amelia Telford also told us about what they want to see from world leaders at the Cop26 summit and what makes them hopeful about the future.
This video was amended on 30 November 2022 to fix an inaccuracy on Borneo map.
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[@nathanhill9300]

How are the Sami people the only indigenous people in Europe? "Notable indigenous minority populations in Europe that are recognized by the UN include the Uralic Nenets, Samoyed, and Komi peoples of northern Russia; Circassians of southern Russia and the North Caucasus; Crimean Tatars, Krymchaks and Crimean Karaites of Crimea in Ukraine; Sámi peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and northwestern Russia (in an area also referred to as Sápmi); Basques of Basque Country, Spain and southern France; and the Sorbian people of Germany and Poland.[93] "

[@paddydiddles4415]

The vacuous background music is quite appropriate

[@letri3139]

Even Bhutan?

[@adel19997]

When did indigenous people appeared in the planet? 600 BC? 1250AD?
ALL of US have a common Human ancestor.

[@drori-xe3zj]

yes but we as humans spread out of Africa and migrated north, and eventually people settled, adapted biologically and socially, and soon cultures, civilization, traditions, language, and histories emerged.

[@everythingisupsidedown9593]

@@drori-xe3zj If we are all from Africa wouldn't most of DNA comprise mostly African DNA? My DNA is 100% western European. How does that make sense?

[@yournextlondonmayor7256]

stop breeding at unsustainable rates and the problems go away.

[@adel19997]

@@yournextlondonmayor7256 You must be referring to Africa and India.

[@tll4474]

@@everythingisupsidedown9593 DNA testing on where you come from is usually for entertainment purposes only. Many companies are stating it was not a true test.

[@blank.9301]

Woah! I know bundjalung nation because that's where I live in the Tweed

[@stephendalton1648]

I am indigenous British and we have been flooded.

[@numba1bliss]

There’s no such thing as indigenous British!

[@Budanevey]

I agree with the activists, this crisis about protecting biodiversity is too important to be left in their hands, Western governments should step in and take over.

[@AliceWonders22]

The left is brain dead. I’m married to an environmental scientist. 🤪

[@tll4474]

Indigenous peoples should take over the climate policys.

[@sotonpo]

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[@sotonpo]

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[@river1711]

There’s a peculiar irony to having people extol their native modes of living which directly resulted in shorter lifespans, starvation, and lower qualities of life discuss the undermining of the creation of cheap electrical and other power that directly solved those problems and caused a population boom. It’s also weird to hear how these native societies were perfectly in tune with nature (which they were not) while their advocates sit in modern abodes and press a cheap form of pantheism. Complaining is not the same as providing a viable solution that won’t hurt the poor. Let’s remember that Ishi preferred modern society and then work together to think up solutions, not just be patronizing from an imaginary high horse.

[@adel19997]

IF people don't be "colonized" stay in your own cocoon & don't move to industrialized nations.
Here in the United States, people native to other countries are entering U.S. without legal documents. It's literally breaking & entering, a crime punishable by jail & fines.

[@tll4474]

Here in the United States, we Indigenous people exist...

[@weeblywinkleman6410]

Hi, I'm an indigious Anglo Saxon from Kent in the UK.. I'm also trying help stop the climate from changing, but if eel the Guardian isn't interested in my efforts, as im a native white male.

[@nuggetnelson2865]

Blah blah blah

[@sotonpo]

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