Indigenous women presenters from the North and Latin America, Pacific, Arctic and Pacific Regions spoke on the “Climate Violence:  Threats, Impacts and False Solutions” panel during the Symposium

 

4th DECLARATION FOR HEALTH, LIFE AND DEFENSE OF OUR LANDS, RIGHTS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

Adopted by the 4th International Indigenous Women’s Symposium on Environmental Violence

JANUARY 24 – 26, 2025

K’ULJAY – CASA DE LOS ENCUENTROS

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA

Organized and co-sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI), the National Coordination of Widows of Guatemala (CONAVIGUA) and the Centre for the Indigenous Peoples’ Autonomy and Development (CADPI)

 

“We, Indigenous women, from 20 countries and territories from the seven regions of the world, guardians of the forests, deserts, oceans, tundra, grasslands, mountains, islands, and wetlands, gathered at the 4th International Indigenous Women’s Symposium on Environmental Violence, at K’uljay – Casa de los Encuentros in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 24-26, 2025.”