Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (born 1979) is a Dënesųłiné indigenous rights activist and climate activist. She is executive director of Indigenous Climate Action.
Career
Deranger worked as communications coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation beginning in 2011.[1] She has also worked for Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club Canada.[2] Her work and activism has focused on the recognition of the sovereignty of the indigenous people of the Treaty 8 area of Canada.[3]
Deranger organized activism and indigenous protests against the expansion of the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada.[4][5] She was a founder of the Tar Sands Healing Walk, an annual ceremony from 2010-2014.[1]
In 2015, Deranger was one of several cofounders of Indigenous Climate Action, an indigenous-led organization that argues that Indigenous rights and knowledge are a necessary part of addressing climate change and achieving climate justice.[4][6] The organization also developed resources for indigenous communities facing the effects of climate change.[7]
In 2017, Deranger became executive director of Indigenous Climate Action.[4]
Personal life
Deranger was born in 1979 and is Dënesųłiné and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.[1][4][8][9] Deranger's parents were members of the American Indian Movement who met at the Wounded Knee Occupation.[9]
Deranger is married and has two children.[4][10]
In media
Deranger was one of three activists profiled in the 2012 documentary Elemental, which depicts her opposition to the Keystone Pipeline.[11]
Selected publications
- Deranger, Eriel. Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response. Yellowhead Institute, 2 July 2021.
- Deranger, Eriel Tchekwie. The Green New Deal In Canada: Challenges For Indigenous Participation. Yellowhead Institute, 15 July 2019.
- Deranger, Eriel. I feel betrayed by the government and a system that has destroyed the spirit of my people. Canada's National Observer, 24 April 2018.
- Deranger, Eriel. The fight against tar sands is about more than the environment. Red Pepper, 25 October, 2015.
References
- ^ a b c "Eriel Deranger - Reclaiming Our Indigeneity and Our Place in Modern Society". Bioneers. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Eriel Deranger". University Housing, University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Fontyn, Cyndi (2022-03-29). "Cries from Our Forests — Listening to Eriel Tchekwie Deranger". Impossible. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Eriel Tchekwie Deranger - Executive Director". Indigenous Climate Action. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Eriel Deranger: Fighting the World's Largest Industrial project, the Alberta Tar Sands". www.culturalsurvival.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Beeler, Carolyn (2018-10-04). "Hear these voices from the front lines of climate change". Peril & Promise, PBS. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ Morin, Brandi (June 26, 2017). "Grassroots team creating Indigenous-based climate plan across Canada". CBC.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Eriel Deranger: Indigenous Communities Are Leading the Environmental Justice Movement". Bioneers. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ a b Ball, David P (2012). "Activism is in the blood, says tar sands warrior". Ammsa.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "Eriel Deranger". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2012-10-29). "Elemental". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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