Old Crow to declare climate change state of emergency
The chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Yukon says his community’s traditional way of life is at stake and the time to act is now.
Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm says declaring a climate change emergency is not only good governance, but is his community’s responsibility to the rest of the world.
“This is a powerful way in which to invite people into what we are experiencing in the North, in our daily lives, and as a government,” he said.
Tizya-Tramm says the official declaration will be made in May, at Old Crow’s annual Caribou Days celebration, but there are bigger plans in the works as well.
“It is just a matter of time before this declaration will land on other tables among the other 14 First Nations in the Yukon,” Tizya-Tramm said.