Series - Editorial Fellowship: Climate Change and Human Health

Why healing is at the centre of Indigenous Climate Action’s work

Author Maia Wikler
The healing justice framework offers organizations, allies and the climate movement a way to protect the well-being of the planet and those advocating for its survival.

Why It Matters

At the roots of the climate crisis are systems of oppression, which perpetuate harm mentally, physically and emotionally. Rest is just as important a response to the climate crisis as organizing — the two go hand in hand. Healing justice could be a way to sustain the climate movement.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Why healing is at the centre of Indigenous Climate Action\u2019s work. This journalism is made possible by the Future of Good editorial fellowship on climate change and human health, supported by Manulife. See our editorial ethics and standards here. Melina Laboucon-Massimo, a leading Lubicon-Cree climate justice advocate and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), has organized for over a decade in response to the harmful impacts of extractive industries on the environment. Her community in Northern Alberta, Canada is on the frontlines of the tar sands, the largest site of oil extraction in the world. Because of the violence and trauma these industries can have on communities, along with stress of frontline organizing, Laboucon-Massimo was forced

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