Emerging leader says Indigenous knowledge is needed, Western science alone won't solve climate change
Jun 25, 2023 05:14AM ● By Content Editor
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By Susan Bence - NPR - June 23, 2023
Bazile Panek is a proud young member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The 22-year-old is determined to honor his ancestors and advocate for Indigenous rights. His commitment to the environment is woven into that determination.
“Indigenous people have had tens of thousands of years of experience with the environment and we’ve been through a climate change or two being here since the last ice age. So I think Indigenous knowledge is needed and people are realizing that,” Panek says. “Western science alone, I think, is not going to be able to solve climate change."
To read the full story, visit the NPR News site here.
By Susan Bence - NPR - June 23, 2023
Bazile Panek is a proud young member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The 22-year-old is determined to honor his ancestors and advocate for Indigenous rights. His commitment to the environment is woven into that determination.
“Indigenous people have had tens of thousands of years of experience with the environment and we’ve been through a climate change or two being here since the last ice age. So I think Indigenous knowledge is needed and people are realizing that,” Panek says. “Western science alone, I think, is not going to be able to solve climate change."
To read the full story, visit the NPR News site here.
