Climate change: Between fight and adaptation
The close relationship that Indigenous peoples have with the land, water and natural ecosystems makes adapting to and combating climate change essential to preserving their traditional ways of life, culture and well-being.
The First Nations in Quebec and Labrador and the Inuit are playing a crucial role in this fight. Drawing on their ancestral knowledge and resilience, they are implementing innovative and sustainable initiatives to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. These actions are based on a holistic vision of the environment, integrating traditional wisdom with modern scientific approaches, in the spirit of what is called “Two-Eyed Seeing” (Etuaptmumk), a concept developed by Mig’maq Elder Albert Marshall. This concept encourages using the combined strengths of Indigenous knowledge and Western science to find solutions to complex challenges.
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