First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomes Mapuche leader and Minga Indigena Lead Coordinator Calfin Lafkenche (left) alongside indigenous delegates at a ceremonial gathering at the Tramway in Glasgow in a symbolic gesture to mark a unified demand for climate justice
DELEGATES who have travelled to Glasgow for this week’s Cop26 climate summit delivered demands from global indigenous communities to world leaders today.
In a letter to be handed to the authorities in the city, Minga Indigena representatives from Alaska to Patagonia set out nine core demands for those attending Cop26.
Minga Indigena, a grouping of collectives, organisations and communities from diverse Indigenous Nations throughout the American continent — the Abya Ayala — have said the conference should listen to their advice on humanity and living alongside nature, not exploiting it.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
