Indigenous Vision for a Sustainable Future
Line 5
The dangerous Enbridge “Line 5” pipeline threatens the waters of Wisconsin and Michigan, violates treaty rights, and pumps thousands of gallons of crude oil through a decaying tunnel in Lake Michigan. The Bad River Tribe and State of Michigan have both moved to evict this climate-killing crude oil pipeline. We stand with Communities United by Water and all those fighting to replace Line 5 with a living future.
Choosing The Green Path
In our Anishinaabeg prophecies, this is called the time of the Seventh Fire. This is a time when our people will have two roads ahead of us - one miikina, or path, which is well-worn - but scorched - and another path which is green. It will be our choice upon which path to embark. That is where we are.
Honor the Earth uses indigenous wisdom, music, art, and the media to raise awareness and support for Indigenous Environmental Issues. We leverage this awareness and support to develop financial and political capital for Indigenous struggles for land and life.
Indigenous Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Indigenous peoples are key in the work to address climate change and energy justice— from our teachings and wisdom of thousands of years living within our cultural practices, to our strategic position in terms of renewable energy and retaining agro-biodiversity in a time of climate change. Our work is in restoring these knowledge systems and practices, strengthening consciousness, and creating the durable energy and food economies for Native America.
The reality is that building a renewable energy economy on Native lands (and restoring local, non-industrial food systems and foods themselves) will not only help mitigate the climate change crisis but also address the poverty and social injustices that plague our communities. We will continue to oppose the fossil fuel and nuclear economy, with your help. And we will support our communities to restore the Indigenous knowledge, foods, and ways of living for the next generations.
“How long are we going to let others determine the future for our children. Are we not warriors? When our ancestors went into battle they did not know what the consequences were going to be. All they knew was that if they did nothing, things would not go well for their children Do not operate out of a place of fear, operate from a place of hope. With hope everything is possible. The time is now.”
-Crazy Horse