As CHF BC pursues reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, Metis, and Urban Indigenous peoples; equity; and improved environmental sustainability, it’s clear there are intersections between these goals.

In thinking about environmental sustainability, we must also consider past injustices and exclusions against Indigenous, Black, People of Colour and other marginalized populations, as well as their different perspectives.

🔗 Here are some links to broaden your understanding of this important topic:

• Decolonizing Environmentalism (Yes Magazine)
• Addressing the Contemporary Climate Crisis by Decolonizing Environmental History (Network in Canadian History & Environment)
• How can we work towards decolonizing conservation? (UBC Dept. of Geography)
• Decolonizing Conservation: a Reading List (UBC Dept. of Geography)
• Shades of Sustainability (Community Project)
• How to Talk About Racial Justice in Sustainability (GreenBiz)
• The environmental movement is very white (National Geographic)
• Think people of color don’t care about the environment? Think again (Grist.org)