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This webinar will present the knowledge and experiences of Indigenous women from various regions about specific impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous women and children.  The panelists will also share their efforts to bring these human rights violations to light and build effective responses.

PANELISTS:

• Introduction: Amy Juan, Tohono O’odham Nation, Hemajkam Rights Network, Arizona
• Urgent Update on the Crisis in Minneapolis: Report from Ground Zero: Lisa Bellanger, Anishnabe, IITC Board of Directors
• Tarcila Rivera Zea, Quechua, Vice-President, Center for Indigenous Cultures of Peru (CHIRAPAQ), founder, Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA)
• Lucy Mulenkei Maasai, Executive Director, Indigenous Information Network, founder, African Indigenous Women’s Organization
• Morning Star Gali, Ajumawi Band of the Pit River Tribe and Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples (RJIP), California
• Sandra Ceballos, Kolla De Jujuy, President, Association of Indigenous Women Lawyers of Argentina (AMAI)

Moderator, Roberto Borrero, United Confederation of Taino People

Please click on https://www.iitc.org/online-trainings-webinars/ to download the materials for this webinar

English/Spanish interpretation will be provided. Click here for information on how to use Zoom’s webinar interpretation feature. 

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