First time ever that the IPCC has had a mandate to include diverse knowledge systems within the process, launched by the first workshop ever on the topic here in the UK this week. Thankful to have a small group of other Indigenous folks here as it was not an easy process but we made good headway.
Our paper in the Bulletin of the WHO. We outline some points to ensure that the concepts of health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and their Indigenous traditional medicine systems are maintained going forward for individual, community and planetary health. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Our recent paper is out. "If One Health is to achieve its vision of health and sustainability across human, animal and environmental domains, Indigenous Peoples and communities must be placed at the centre, not just as stakeholders but as sovereign partners and knowledge holders."
Just want to take a moment to congratulate Siila Watt-Cloutier and team for winning two top honors at the 2025 Signal Awards for her limited series podcast 'A Radical Act of Hope' (podcast link in the weblink below). I was very happy to be interviewed alongside two amazing Indigenous women leaders.
A group of N.W.T. doctors, lawyers and water rights experts say treated oilsands tailings cannot be released without complete evidence and studies on downstream health impacts of pollutants. @courtghoward.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A lesson I was happy to support and co-develop with the Food EDU course Foodomics & Society, Module 1: Ways of Knowing Food. I examine how different epistemologies — or ways of knowing — influence how we understand and address human and planetary health challenges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUln...
Our commentary “Research as reconciliation: oil sands and health” was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Toxic exposures are cumulative and complex and require better monitoring to ensure the widest health impacts are understood and actioned on.
www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Recently contacted Indigenous Nations in Peru want conservationists to stay away. The signatories also stress that Indigenous self-governance is the only way to protect both their communities and their families still living in voluntary isolation, and who face increasing threats from outsiders.
Brazil’s largest #Indigenous organization has launched the country’s first Native-led strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions,
This comes as the world marks International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Aug. 9, as @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports:
Huge climate win from the ICJ that sharply rebuked Canada which argued it was not bound by international law to seriously fight climate change.
Going forward “Canada's pursuit of mega fossil fuel expansion projects stands in stark defiance of the ICJ." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/23/n...
Indigenous governments/Indigenous organizations/Indigenous Peoples: please note that the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a call for input on the Draft Global Plan of Action for the Health of Indigenous Peoples. Input is really inportant and due Aug 15th.
www.who.int/news-room/ar...
Mau Forest as our first author on this eye opening Africa-based Indigenous-led paper on the effects from forced land eviction due to conservation policies. #Ogiek @westernuresearch.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @samrawitg.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Key findings: Included frameworks focused mostly on climate change within the banner of sustainability. Biodiversity considerations were almost non-existent and almost completely devoid of concepts or domains related to nature and ecosystems, and the planet itself.
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
A high-volume “hyperscale” data center uses the same amount of water in a year as 12,000 to 60,000 people.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...
Our latest with our findings highlighting the persistent equity gaps in appropriately engaging affected communities within the evaluation of public policies for spillover prevention. We call for the platforming of relational community engagement approaches. @who.int @westernuresearch.bsky.social
Happy to share our latest Indigenous Peoples-focused perspective paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@westernuresearch.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @samrawitg.bsky.social
Free 'Global Indigenous Language conference' in August 2025 in Ottawa. See link below for information:
na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
"If we’re serious about tackling threats to planetary health, we need to stop asking, ‘What Indigenous knowledge can we use?’ and start figuring out how we ensure Indigenous Peoples can stay on their lands, practice stewardship and pass on their knowledges to future generations.”
Just want to take a moment to call out the great work of Indigenous post-doc Dr. Danya Carroll, PhD, MPH who just had her hard work published! Was very happy to support her in this important work!
Was very happy to participate in this podcast discussing Indigenous knowledges, wildfires, and cultural burning through a health lens. Thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social for hosting these important discussions.
open.spotify.com/episode/4B7f...
Happy to be a part of this discussion on relational community engagement.
Happy Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day! 🌿
Today and everyday, we give gratitude, acknowledgement, and respect to the women and femmes for the gifts they provide our communities all across Turtle Island and beyond.
#Matriarchy #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay
Reviewing a PhD student's dissertation for examination and this is always a statistic that is worth highlighting: "Prior to the confederation of Canada in 1867, over 80% of Indigenous communities were matriarchal."
Happy to share Kelly Menzel and I's open access chapter. We share an interconnected narrative that centers Land and Country, our Ancestors, and story as we consider the path we need to walk going forward for planetary health. #Indigenous #PlanetaryHealth #LandbasedHealing @gchalliance.bsky.social
So humbled to share the short film of our Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation (AIWF) Land-based healing camp and the work of so many to bring it to where it is today. This includes the work of Elders Rassi Nashalik and Be'sha Blondin as well as our hardworking staff. #IndigenousHealing
One of my favorite projects to work on from my home NWT region with amazing northern Indigenous co-authors: Indigenous Elders' voices on health-systems change informed by planetary health.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Well had a first today. A podcast in the UK reached out to me, and when chatting, I asked how they got my name. They said that ChatGPT recommended me…. Not sure if I should be happy or worried. 🤷🏻♀️🤔🙃
Dear LMIC colleagues: Breaking news! If your paper is accepted in the Journal of Climate Change & Health, @elsevierconnect.bsky.social will publish it in our special issue, or any issue, free (for low income countries) or at a greatly reduced cost. (See below for details on middle income countries).
"Each of us is put here in this time and this place to personally decide the future of humankind. Did you think the Creator would create unnecessary people in a time of such terrible danger? Know that you yourself are essential to this World." ~Chief Arvol Looking Horse.
