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Eriel Deranger

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Eriel Tchekwie Deranger is an Indigenous rights advocate and member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), Treaty 8 of Northern Alberta, Canada. She works to raise awareness about the negative climate, human and Indigenous rights impacts of the extractive industry in her Nations traditional lands and territory. Eriel is a founder of Indigenous Climate Action, a national Indigenous civil society vehicle to push for a united Indigenous climate action strategy in Canada. Eriel has worked with various Indigenous and non­ Indigenous organizations, including the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Indigenous Environmental Network, Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network and the UN Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change. She is married and mother of two and currently resides in Edmonton, AB.

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I feel betrayed by the government and a system that has destroyed the spirit of my people

"This is what 54 years of continued denial of Indigenous rights for oil and gas profits looks like. This is white supremacy at work."
Opinion, Energy, Politics | April 24th 2018

First Nations target Trudeau's climate plan with Indigenous Climate Action

First Nations have a lot at stake when it comes to where energy resources are extracted and are also the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change here in Canada.
Race to a Safer World
Opinion, Energy | April 27th 2016

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