A099 Task Force for Indigenous Justice To Increase Advocacy Groups Reflecting Creation Care and Environmental Justice Ministries
There has been and continues to be a consistent call for allies to the eco-justice initiatives of Indigenous Peoples to promote the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty as demonstrated from members of the Standing Rock Lakota People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016/2017 to Indigenous voices at COP 28 in Dubai, 2023. The Task Force will work in collaboration with TEC’s Department of Ethnic Ministries and the Office of Indigenous Ministries to champion the identified priorities.
It is consistent with the eco-justice stance of the Episcopal Church to follow the lead of Indigenous Peoples who define for themselves their justice priorities, and to act in concert with these self-defined goals.
Explanation
There has been and continues to be a consistent call for allies to the eco-justice initiatives of Indigenous Peoples to promote the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty as demonstrated from members of the Standing Rock Lakota People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016/2017 to Indigenous voices at COP 28 in Dubai, 2023. The Task Force will work in collaboration with TEC’s Department of Ethnic Ministries and the Office of Indigenous Ministries to champion the identified priorities.
It is consistent with the eco-justice stance of the Episcopal Church to follow the lead of Indigenous Peoples who define for themselves their justice priorities, and to act in concert with these self-defined goals.