Swedish activist Greta Thunberg expressed solidarity Monday with “the struggles of all Indigenous peoples in protecting their land, water, and traditions” as she continued her climate-focused trip to the Americas with stops in the Dakotas.
Thunberg’s tweet included images of an event she attended on Sunday, the Youth Climate Activism Panel at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The discussion—which also featured 16-year-old Dakota Access Pipeline opponent Tokata Iron Eyes—was hosted by the Lakota People’s Law Project and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
“We are at the edge of a cliff in regards to our timeline to save this planet, and the Indigenous peoples will be the ones to lead the movement off of the edge,” Iron Eyes said during the talk.
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