At last, an atlas of Indigenous knowledge

Last week, a rainbow of hope appeared across Canada’s digital horizon, from sea to sea to sea.

The Climate Atlas of Canada unveiled last week a “new map” of Canada, one that includes the heretofore excluded climate knowledge, experience, and wisdom of Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous communities from every quadrant of the country.

According to celebrated Inuit author and climate advocate Silla Watt-Cloutie, who spoke at the virtual launch, “this is about trust,” respectful collaboration among a wide swath of Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners over the past four years.

For the first time, the atlas delineates the impacts of climate change on Indigenous lifeways, featuring the collective insights of all 634 First Nations communities and 53 Inuit communities in Canada, and highlights climate change challenges and creative responses among Métis groups.

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