AFN s National Climate Strategy calls on Feds to compensate First Nations for lands lost to climate change theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 2019, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in North Yukon inside the Arctic Circle became the first community in Canada to declare a climate emergency. The declaration stated that First Nations’ voices were not being heard and that governments “around the world are not sufficiently responsive to the dire circumstances already being directly experienced and the implications for the health of animal populations, food security, as well as our communities’ emotional, cultural, and physical well-being.”