Culture and Coexistence into the Great Unknown
In this episode of EcoJustice Radio, we are graced with the profound wisdom of Oren Lyons, an Onondaga faith keeper and a towering figure in the realm of Indigenous sovereignty and environmental activism. This episode takes us to the roots of the great white pine tree spreading far and wide, symbolizing the peace and unity of the Haudenosaunee peoples.
David Osborn from Rising Tide asserts all new fossil fuel extraction must immediately stop if we want any chance of a habitable climate and a livable future. The climate movement needs more actions like Swamp Line 9 in Ontario, which shut down a pumping station to protest the Enbridge Line 9 Tar Sands Pipeline Reversal.
Chief Oren Lyons, distinguished member of the United Nations Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival, lectures on what happened to the millions of indigenous people who lived in North and South America when they were “discovered” and the past and present challenges for the Peacemakers, recently featured on KPFK’s “American Indian Airwaves.” Listen to the first part of the speech below. We also included a short talk from the Sacred Land Film Project.