· Written by Blueprint Collaborative
This Thanksgiving…
Give Thanks to Indigenous People for being stewards of our environment
- Give Thanks to Indigenous People for protecting 80% of the world’s biodiversity despite making up approximately 5% of the Global Population.
- Give Thanks to Indigenous People for Indigenous Food Practices that are sustainable, adapted to local environments, and preserve intact ecosystems.
- Give Thanks to Indigenous People for taking action to stop illegal mining, stop fossil fuel pipeline constructions and protect and establish Ecological Reserves.
- Give Thanks to Indigenous People for sharing Indigenous ancestral knowledge of controlled fire practices to decrease forest fires in climate-impacted areas from California to Northern Australia. In Northern Australia, controlled fire practices by Indigenous people cut forest fires in half.
- Give Thanks to Indigenous People for fighting for land sovereignty. It is estimated that progress towards Indigenous land repatriation and rematriation could result in as much as 30% progress towards biodiversity objectives.
This Thanksgiving let us right historical wrongs by taking this day to uplift Indigenous People, Protect Indigenous Culture and Uplift Indigenous Economies and Climate Solutions. The Time is Now to Stand with Indigenous People.
Inspired by and References:
- “5 ways Indigenous people are protecting the planet” by the World Economic Forum, August 7, 2023
- “Bringing Indigenous Fire Back to Northern Australia” by the Nature Conservancy