Guided by the River: Confronting False Solutions, Building Real Futures

Roundtable and Relationship Building

As part of New York Climate Week, Paddle Tribal Waters and the Indigenous Environmental Network’s Ring of Fire Fellows are hosting an Indigenous-led roundtable and relationship-building gathering. This event centers Indigenous leadership in the global climate justice movement, affirming that climate justice is Indigenous peoples’ justice. Participants from all backgrounds are invited to come learn directly from frontline Indigenous communities.

The roundtable creates space for Indigenous voices, knowledge, and leadership in shaping real climate solutions. Too often, conversations about climate action overlook or marginalize Indigenous peoples, despite our frontline role in protecting lands, waters, and communities. This event will amplify the perspectives of Indigenous leaders from across the country and beyond, while building stronger relationships among allies, movements, and networks.

• Indigenous Speakers from five different Native communities directly impacted by false climate solutions.
• Film Screenings that highlight community struggles and resilience.
• Calls to Action: pathways to support authentic, community-led climate solutions and reject false promises that harm Indigenous peoples and lands.
• Relationship Building: space for dialogue, networking, and strengthening solidarity.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The People's Forum, Josina Muthemba Machel Classroom, 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States