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Aug 2022
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Bonus episode – Looking to Indigenous le...

DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE
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Indigenous peoples who live off the land are often the first affected by climate change, just as they are the last to cause it. But what is often told as a story of injustice should be a story of leadership. Indigenous communities around the world have been protecting Mother Earth for centuries. They may be the most qualified to fight climate change— yet the ... Show More
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