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Minga Indigena takes message from indigenous peoples to Cop26 summit
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. 

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