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003 Indigenous Women Speak Out with Martha Troian and Kluane Adamek
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Kluane Adamek is the Yukon regional chief in northern Canada. A part of the Killer Whale clan, she has been a leader since 2018 at the assembly of First Nations in Canada. Adamek is passionate about supporting youth and emerging leaders in the North and beyond. She advocates for changes in the ways young people and the next generation are included in decision-making forums, and she's committed to advancing solutions and approaching leadership from a place of values. Martha Troiani, originally from Obishikokaang (Lac Seúl First Nation) located in northwestern Ontario, is an award-winning independent journalist and writer specializing in investigative journalism She has worked for and contributed to media outlets across North America for close to 15 years and often writes about Indigenous politics, justice, crime, data deficits, and environmental and human rights issues.
What You Will Hear:
- Introduction
- Strength, resilience and leadership in the indigenous community
- What motivated and inspired Kluane’s political involvement and experience
- The importance of recognizing the legacy matriarchs
- The realities of being a young indigenous woman leader today
- Patriarchy and misogyny
- The impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change
- Climate Action Fellowship creation and effect
- Including the youth and upcoming generation of leaders
- Challenging moments and hard conversations
- Gender equity
Quotes:
“This generation has a different challenge and a different responsibility.”
“Moccasin on one foot and a stiletto on the other.”
“The head and the heart are the closest, at the same time they can be the most disconnected.”
“The more that we push, the more we see things change.”
“Being a bystander when you are seeing things that are happening that aren’t appropriate and that aren’t celebrating women in leadership is just as bad as being a perpetrator of that.”
“My passion will always be making sure that we create space for young people.”
“We need everyone to be part of the work.”
Mentioned:
Kluane National Park
Yukon Climate Action Fellowship
twitter/IG/Fb @womensenews
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