Indigenous perspectives on transition minerals, the green economy and climate justice
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Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
NDB8, The Kailis Room
Start Date
18-8-2023 12:30 PM
Description
This presentation provides an overview of recent conversations, fieldwork and journeys with Native communities across US Indian Country focused on Indigenous perspectives towards transition minerals and the green economy. With the move to electric vehicles being touted as the cornerstone of policies aimed at reducing carbon and tackling climate change, this transition has spurred a new boom in mining of transition minerals, including metals like lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel. The majority of these newly coveted minerals and plans for sourcing them through mining are located on Indigenous lands, whether across US Indian Country or in other countries around the world, including in Latin America. As a contributing author to Cultural Survival quarterly magazine, Bobbie has been writing short stories on this topic aimed at highlighting the diverse perspectives of Indigenous communities towards these minerals and the purported solution they represent as a step towards reversing climate change.
Recommended Citation
Bigby, Bobbie Chew, "Indigenous perspectives on transition minerals, the green economy and climate justice" (2023). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 15.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2023/schedule/15
Indigenous perspectives on transition minerals, the green economy and climate justice
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
NDB8, The Kailis Room
This presentation provides an overview of recent conversations, fieldwork and journeys with Native communities across US Indian Country focused on Indigenous perspectives towards transition minerals and the green economy. With the move to electric vehicles being touted as the cornerstone of policies aimed at reducing carbon and tackling climate change, this transition has spurred a new boom in mining of transition minerals, including metals like lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel. The majority of these newly coveted minerals and plans for sourcing them through mining are located on Indigenous lands, whether across US Indian Country or in other countries around the world, including in Latin America. As a contributing author to Cultural Survival quarterly magazine, Bobbie has been writing short stories on this topic aimed at highlighting the diverse perspectives of Indigenous communities towards these minerals and the purported solution they represent as a step towards reversing climate change.
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