The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) and Justice for Girls (JFG) hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous women land defenders and the efforts of these Indigenous women to protect Indigenous rights and Indigenous territories from state violence, dispossession, and environmental degradation.
Panelists:
Dr. Pamela Palmater, Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University & FAFIA Representative
Zoe Craig-Sparrow, Director of Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice at Justice For Girls
Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham), Spokesperson for the Gidimt’en check-point on Wet’suwet’en territory
Ellen Gabriel, Documentarian, Visual Artist and Indigenous Human Rights and Environmental Rights Activist
Moderated by: Haana Edenshaw, Indigenous Youth Activist
This panel was a parallel event attached to the Commission on the Status of Women’s 66th Session and took place virtually on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern time. You can watch a recording of the event here: