Abstract
Our purpose in hosting the National First Peoples Gathering on Climate Change (the Gathering) was to celebrate, learn from and enhance First Peoples-led climate action. We set out to strengthen kinships, cultural identity and well-being, and to strengthen caring for Country by using both Indigenous and
scientific knowledge.
The Gathering supported this overall purpose through five aims:
• Bring Traditional Owners together to share with one another about climate change
• Share scientific information in a form useful for Traditional Owners
• Identify options for policy to respond to climate change
• Provide tangible information to take back to communities
• Highlight First Peoples’ climate change actions.
110 Traditional Owners from across Australia attended the Gathering.
scientific knowledge.
The Gathering supported this overall purpose through five aims:
• Bring Traditional Owners together to share with one another about climate change
• Share scientific information in a form useful for Traditional Owners
• Identify options for policy to respond to climate change
• Provide tangible information to take back to communities
• Highlight First Peoples’ climate change actions.
110 Traditional Owners from across Australia attended the Gathering.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
| Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Jun 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub Report |
|---|---|
| Publisher | CSIRO |
| No. | 29 |