Decolonising Climate Justice: An Indigenous Perspective

" Shinta's irritation over the white centric narrative stems from the fixation of journalists and analysts talking about indigenous and Global South activists solely as a by-product of their white counterparts. She finds it strange that the non-white activists are so often asked if they were inspired by Western climate activist movement. She argues that Western approaches are problematic when they are fixated on individual factors and do not understand the ecosystem as a whole, like indigenous people do. Definitely, this is not just about you helping indigenous people by listening to them - it's about allowing them to help us all."

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