Jessica Hernandez

environmental discourse has failed and continues to fail in uplifting and centering Indigenous peoples’ voices, perspectives, and lived experiences. Ultimately, this creates further marginalization against Indigenous peoples as our voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are crucial and necessary to incorporate. Without them, we are continuing to separate humans from nature, and this is why our environments are at the current state they are today. It is important to note that Indigenous peoples have been the stewards and caretakers of our environments since time immemorial. Yet we are often left out from the environmental discourse and any decision-making pertaining to our environment.

environmental discourse has failed and continues to fail in uplifting and centering Indigenous peoples’ voices, perspectives, and lived experiences. Ultimately, this creates further marginalization against Indigenous peoples as our voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are crucial and necessary to incorporate. Without them, we are continuing to separate humans from nature, and this is why our environments are at the current state they are today. It is important to note that Indigenous peoples have been the stewards and caretakers of our environments since time immemorial. Yet we are often left out from the environmental discourse and any decision-making pertaining to our environment.

environmental discourse has failed and continues to fail in uplifting and centering Indigenous peoples’ voices, perspectives, and lived experiences. Ultimately, this creates further marginalization against Indigenous peoples as our voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are crucial and necessary to incorporate. Without them, we are continuing to separate humans from nature, and this is why our environments are at the current state they are today. It is important to note that Indigenous peoples have been the stewards and caretakers of our environments since time immemorial. Yet we are often left out from the environmental discourse and any decision-making pertaining to our environment.