| First Nations Leaders Sign Climate Declaration | 15 January 10 |
 Nearly 400 US Native leaders, scholars, elders and tribal college students were joined by scientists from National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), at the Native Peoples Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop II.Dr. Daniel R. Wildcat, workshop Co-Chair and Director of Haskell Indian Nations University Environmental Research Studies Center states, "Global warming scenarios point to disproportionate and increased impacts on Native peoples due to their unique relationship to land, theirsubsistence land-based economies, and the deep cultural and spiritual significance of their ties to the land." At the workshop's conclusion, participants issued the Mystic Lake Declaration to offer solutions that can help Tribal communities and policy makers form plans to address climate change impacts. The Declaration was taken to Copenhagen to present at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. View November 21, 2009 Mystic Lake Declaration (PDF)View Mystic Lake Declaration Discussion Board View Mystic Lake Declaration Concert video View Mystic Lake Declaration Facebook page View November 23, 2009 Native Peoples Native Homelands press release (PDF) View The Native Peoples Native Homelands website View Indigenous Environmental Network website Source: Indigenous Environmental Network |
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