Indigenous Peoples are not obstacles to climate action, we are its most essential partners. "Without the guarantee of our inherent rights, the transition will be built on extractivism", "impacting our way of life & the ecosystems we have protected for thousands of years." #DefendtheSacred #TAFF2026

Colonial systems treat Mother Earth the same way they treat Indigenous women, as something to exploit. We’re calling out what needs to be the focus now (agriculture & violence towards women), as we know Indigenous women are the backbone of society, communities and global food sovereignty.

Indigenous delegates delivered a straight forward stance at the International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, rejecting tokenism & demanding that true solidarity, not optics become the foundation of any just transition. #DefendtheSacred

Is your community threatened or adversely affected by mining? Are you in the U.S. and/or Canada? Apply for the mining mini-grant today! The application deadline is June 1, 2026! bit.ly/MiniGrantProgram Any questions, contact Mining Organizer, Talia Boyd [email protected]

Carbon markets & AI driven data collection are being packaged as climate solutions and they are far from it! They are another illusion created by the wealthy nations that will allow the root causes of the climate crisis to continue unchecked. #DefendTheSacred #UNPFII2026

Indigenous leaders at the UN are calling it what it is, digital colonialism: corporations are tokenizing our sacred jaguars, whales, and entire rainforests as blockchain carbon credits without consent, repackaging land theft as climate action. #DefendTheSacred

Carbon markets, biodiversity credits, are different names, same strings attached, and Indigenous survival is what’s really at stake. #DefendTheSacred #UNPFII2026

Alberto Saldamando shares how every human being carries a genetic memory of connection to the earth and reclaiming that ancestral relationship may be our most powerful tool against climate change. #DefendTheSacred #UNPFII2026

“My ancestors always taught us, we come as good caretakers”. Great Grandmother Mary Lyons shares as she was asked the question “What is the solution for climate change?” at the @culturalsurvival Indigenous Media Zone at the UNPFII. More info at ienearth.org #DefendTheSacred #UNPFII2026

Every year on #EarthDay, corporations come online to greenwash their image in an attempt to distract from their harmful actions and investments. Real climate solutions are being implemented & developed by Indigenous Peoples' worldwide based on principles of Indigenous Stewardship. #DefendTheSacred

Stop Line 5! NO MORE PIPELINES IN WI and MI! Join in the solidarity walk to the Mississippi River as we fight for a future free from fossil fuels. #DefendTheSacred

Today we recognize the importance of Indigenous language preservation, as it comes with identity, culture and connection. Visit tribal websites and use their apps to help in the revitalization of the many different languages. #DefendTheSacred

The health of forests is intertwined with the the stewardship of Indigenous Peoples who live there. Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and practices like cultural burns enable forests to thrive. #InternationalDayOfForests #DefendTheSacred

This Spring Equinox we celebrate the season of renewal and change. We celebrate what Mother Earth's continuous cycle of life means for all of us, during these difficult times as we face threats from the next iteration of extractive industries. #DefendTheSacred #SpringEquinox

Please support relatives who are in Minneapolis on the ground! @ndncollective.bsky.social Indigenous Protector Movement, Minneapolis American Indian Center, Native American Community Development Institute, Pow Wow Grounds.

The Winter Solstice reminds us this is a time to pause, listen deeply, and gather ourselves for the new cycle ahead. In the stillness, we’re invited to honor what’s ending, welcome what’s emerging, and remember the teachings this season offers. #WinterSolstice

"we have to challenge the paradigm and philosophy and policies that have come out of religion [...] the concept of dominion is the concept we have to challenge if we are going to achieve rights of Mother Earth." #DefendTheSacred #Cop30

30 years since the UNFCCC and 10 since the Paris Agreement, yet real climate action still lags; join global experts and activists as they expose what’s blocking progress and what it will take to make change happen. #DefendTheSacred #COP30

We stand against colonial extraction and putting a price on Mother Earth. #DefendTheSacred #COP30

2/2: Read the joint @ienearth.bsky.social and @jtalliance.bsky.social #COP30 press release in the previous post and check out media contacts for each org! #justtransition #keepitintheground #UNDRIP #ClimateJustice

1 of 2: Attention news media & other communicators! @ienearth.bsky.social & @jtalliance.bsky.social will be at #cop30 & are accepting media inquiries & interview requests about Indigenous- and frontline-led #JustTransition. Read our joint press release! jtalliance.org/2025/11/05/j...

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, the world celebrates our culture but what’s often unseen is the daily work to protect, revitalize, and honor in today's busy society. Each day, Indigenous peoples step into our role as caretakers of the land, defending our waters, air, and territories. #defendthesacred

Thank you to all who have given and to the many asking how they can help. Please contribute to support Simone’s child and family to have some financial ease through this difficult time. www.gofundme.com/f/simone-sen...

On #ZeroEmissionsDay let's commit to real solutions: ending fossil fuels, not just offsetting them. Real zero means cutting emissions at the source, not relying on carbon credits. It's time for action, not more false solutions. 🌍 #RealZeroNotNetZero #EndFossilFuels #KeepInTheGround

IEN joined thousands yesterday in NYC for the #MakeBillionairesPay march! IEN’s delegation held it down as we were asked to speak at a number of events before, during and after the march, while grabbing interviews from others in solidarity with protecting Mother Earth. #ClimateWeekNYC

Join us on during climate week to engage in a grassroots community report back. Learn from matriarchs and youth about Indigenous resistance in the climate movement and how you can get involved Register: bit.ly/IENCW2025

The Montreal Protocol united the world to protect the ozone layer, now we must reduce carbon emissions at source by keeping fossil fuels in the ground! We can’t afford to wait any longer… the time to act is NOW. #ZeroEmissions #EndFossilFuels #KeepInTheGround

Today, we celebrate the Amazon Rainforest! Spanning 60% of Brazil’s land, the Amazon holds nearly a third of the world’s remaining tropical rainforests. With its glory it still faces constant threats from industries and development, including deforestation for farming, timber, mining, and more.

Today we honor the Indigenous women around the world who carry passion, wisdom, and resilience for their people. Their voices contain the stories of generations, their spirit fuels movements, and their love nurtures communities. #IndigenousWomen #ProtectTheSacred #IndigenousWomensDay

Post 2/2 (see post from earlier today w/graphics): JTA's response to the latest #GlobalPlasticsTreaty text, with no agreement generated in Geneva. We will keep fighting for #justtransition! @ienearth.bsky.social @gcdcj.bsky.social

Watered down to dilute our demands, the #JustTransitionAlliance condemns the final text of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty! Check out our initial response, with more to come. We will keep fighting for #JustTransition and are remotivated by the movement relationships we continued building at #INC5_2!

A broad coalition of organizations has signed a letter of unity standing in firm solidarity with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute White Mesa Community, the White Mesa Concerned Community group. Full Press Release: www.ienearth.org/coalition-of... #ProtectSacredLand

“this treaty is being formed about us, without us.” Tuesday August 12th the observer rooms were closed off, we were withheld from being able to make interventions on the floor. #DefendTheSacred #IndigenousJustTransition #JustTransition

Today we uplift Indigenous leadership and support the communities that stand to protect the sacred. #DefendTheSacred

Post 1/2 🌎 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations are underway in #Geneva this week and next! 📢Learn about the process and our involvement, analysis, and critiques, by following us @jtalliance.bsky.social and @ienearth.bsky.social! #plasticpollution #inc5 #IndigenousJustTransition #wastepickers

Don't miss this PRESS CONFERENCE, Fri., Aug. 8, at #inc5.2! Share this event with media outlets & other interested folks: a flyer & two-page news tip! @globalrec.bsky.social @ienearth.bsky.social @iipf.bsky.social @acat-akaction.bsky.social @gcdcj.bsky.social #globalplasticstreaty #justtransition

Post 1/2: @ienearth.bsky.social Panganga Pungowiyi (Sivuqaq Yupik) is in Geneva at #INC5.2. The @jtalliance.bsky.social is honored to work with IEN at the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations & in many other spaces. Indigenous Principles of #JustTransition are indispensable. See next post for more!

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From protecting our waters from contamination and our lands from exploitation, Indigenous Peoples continue to rise up to fulfill our Original Instructions and defend Mother Earth. We express our solidarity with those fighting against #falsesolutions and demanding an #IndigenousJustTransition.

🌈 Pride Month’s over — but guess what? ✨ We’re still Two-Spirit. Still sacred. Still slaying. 💥 Colonizers tried to delete us. We hit refresh instead. #TwoSpirit #IndigenousExcellence #DecolonizePride #WeBeenHere

Communities in the TX Gulf Coast have been clear: they don't want to be forced to live next to yet another polluting fossil fuel project. Join us in telling @EPAregion6 to stop the deadly expansion of fossil fuel exports, and #StopGulfLink NOW. bit.ly/GulfLink-EPA...

Happy Summer Solstice, relatives! Today we welcome the longest day of the year, a time to honor the light, the land, and the cycles that connect us all. #SummerSolstice

On this #Juneteenth, we uplift the brilliance, resilience, and joy of Black communities. The bonds between Indigenous and Black relatives run deep, rooted in generations of shared resistance and collective vision for justice. #HappyJuneteenth

Pollinators = Life! 🧵 From cotton to basketry 🌾 From food sovereignty to water quality 🦋 Pollinators teach us community, reciprocity & tradition. 🌍 Indigenous communities are leading the way, restoring habitat, culture & climate resilience. #PollinatorWeek

One struggle. One fight. For our right to freely exist. From Turtle Island to Gaza, Indigenous, migrant, and Palestinian lives are targeted by the same systems of colonialism, militarization, and violent state control. ✊🏽 #OneStruggle ✊🏿 #FreePalestine ✊🏼 #AbolishICE ✊🏾 #LandBack

🚨 Indigenous Sovereignty Under Attack — We’re Fighting Back. Join us on June 16 for a critical conversation on how the 47th President’s Executive Orders are threatening the rights of Indigenous Peoples & what we’re doing to defend our lands, waters, & futures. 
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Climate collapse isn’t the crisis, colonialism, capitalism & fascism are. Indigenous lands don’t know borders. We’re displaced by extraction, war & greed — not migration. From Turtle Island to Gaza: we rise, we resist, we fight for life & liberation. #NoBordersNoCages TiwCTJ.short.gy/vg5KXH

No one is illegal on Turtle Island. Colonial violence created borders, borders created the concept of “illegal people.” But Indigenous Peoples have always moved freely across these lands, guided by seasonal cycles, ancestral trade routes, and reciprocal relationships with Mother Earth.

Are you passionate about Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice? Join our team at IEN in the fight to #DefendTheSacred 🌎 Be part of a mission-driven team working to protect Mother Earth and uplift Indigenous-led solutions.🌱