Indigenous Women Leading Efforts to Uphold Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, & Due Diligence with Financial Institutions

From the frontlines of extractive projects, the boardrooms of financial institutions, to the halls of governments, Indigenous women are leading efforts to uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty, including the right of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

During the event, Indigenous women leaders and global advocates will discuss how financial institutions and corporations perpetuate human and Indigenous rights violations in relation to extractive  and other industries and the necessary steps these institutions must take to stop  these egregious activities— and instead, implement FPIC, Indigenous rights and due diligence, while also investing in  solutions within a climate justice framework centering Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

Additionally, given the severity of the climate crisis and existential threat to all of humanity, it is important to highlight that 80% of biodiversity remaining on Earth is in Indigenous lands and territories. Respecting Indigenous knowledge, ways of life, and FPIC, and the right to say “no” to continued extraction, is thus  paramount to the discussion. Speakers to be announced soon.