This toolkit was contributed by Research for the Front Lines.
Developed by intersectional climate justice activists, organizers and researchers for Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) in so-called Canada, this guide includes tips, reflections and resources for those looking to take real steps to decolonize your approaches and meaningfully support Indigenous movements.
This project echoes what many Indigenous people and groups have been saying for a long time; the driving causes of the climate crisis are colonialism, capitalism and extractivism. Decolonizing climate action is not just the right thing to do, but it is how we become powerful enough to win.
Access the toolkit in English HERE
Access the toolkit in French HERE
About the author
Indigenous reviewers for the guide include:
- Alexa Metallic, Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation.
- Kahsennóktha, Kanehsatà:ke Kanien’kehà:ka First Nation.
- Onagoshi Haymond, Kebaowek First Nation, Indigenous Climate Action.
- Sakej Ward, Mi’kmaq, Esgenoopetitj First Nation.
- Tori Cress from the Anishinaabe Nation, Keepers of the Water, living in G’Chimnissing on Georgian Bay in Williams Treaty territory.
Research for the Front Lines (R4TF) supports the research needs of impacted communities and grassroots movements fighting for environmental and climate justice across so-called Canada. They offer the following kinds of support:
-Funding for Indigenous and other directly impacted communities and individuals to lead their own research projects, on their own terms.
-Volunteer research labour by skilled researchers from across Canada, with a wide variety of skills and experience.
-Support from R4FL Research Coordinators to help create research plans, explore methods, coordinate teams of volunteers, and plan for impactful mobilization of research findings.
-Regular trainings on issues and methods relevant to the work we support.
-A Solidarity Fund to support Indigenous Land Defenders and other Black, Indigenous, and POC organizers who have needs for support that are not research-related.
