Pouvoir Acimowin : Narration, politiques et changement climatique

The document examines how systemic racism excludes Indigenous knowledge from Canadian climate policy and proposes the use of nêhiyawak storytelling and the medicine wheel as a framework for transformational change. Using the tale of 'Birds of Colour: Part 2', the author demonstrates how Indigenous perspectives on interdependence, agency, and biodiversity can guide climate adaptation and mitigation. The study concludes with policy recommendations for federal and provincial governments to co-create climate strategies led by Indigenous nations, incorporating traditional knowledge without requiring Western scientific validation.

• Systemic racism in Canada leads to the exclusion of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews from climate policy design, often prioritizing Eurocentric Western thought and treating Indigenous perspectives as inferior.
• Indigenous storytelling, such as the nêhiyawak tale 'Birds of Colour: Part 2', provides 'instructions for the future' that can shift climate action from treating symptoms to addressing root causes through a holistic understanding of natural interdependence.
• The nêhiyawak medicine wheel offers a four-part framework—spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental—that can guide climate behavior and policy by emphasizing identity, immediate action, community relationships, and the wisdom of elders.
• Indigenous peoples are identified as the most effective stewards of the environment, with Indigenous lands accounting for approximately 20% of the planet's territory and 80% of its remaining biodiversity.
• The author recommends that federal and provincial governments shift to a co-creation model where Indigenous nations lead climate policy, and traditional knowledge is accepted without needing validation from Western scientific studies.

APA

Lamouche, S. (2023). Pouvoir Acimowin : Narration, politiques et changement climatique. Canadian Climate Institute. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/pouvoir-acimowin-narration-politiques-changement-climatique/

Chicago

Lamouche, Sandra. Pouvoir Acimowin : Narration, politiques et changement climatique. Canadian Climate Institute, 2023. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/pouvoir-acimowin-narration-politiques-changement-climatique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lamouche2023pouvoir, author = {Lamouche, Sandra}, title = {{Pouvoir Acimowin : Narration, politiques et changement climatique}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/pouvoir-acimowin-narration-politiques-changement-climatique/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }