Indigenous activist wins $4-million grant to boost Indigenous environmental rights – National Observer
December 4th 2024
A prominent Indigenous climate organizer has received a prestigious $4-million grant to build a network that will help bolster Indigenous people’s influence in global climate policy.
On Tuesday, Eriel Deranger, who is a Dënesųłiné activist and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, was awarded an annual climate award by Climate Breakthrough, a coalition of climate-focussed philanthropic funders. The three-year funding will help Deranger build a global network of advocates determined to ensure Indigenous people have decision-making authority on climate and environmental issues.
The award is the world’s largest grant dedicated to helping social leaders craft, launch and grow new initiatives that could drastically transform climate action. This is the first time it has been awarded to a project bolstering Indigenous rights.
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