Formed in 2016 during the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, Mazaska Talks seeks to leverage economic power to fight repression of Indigenous rights and the desecration of Mother Earth.
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Rachel Heaton
My people don’t need to be saved, we want to be respected! Respect our culture, our people, our ways, Creator and Mother Earth.
We can’t talk about racism and not talk about environmental racism. Our neighborhoods and our communities are the first ones affected. Of course, eventually, it’s going to affect everybody. Standing Rock should have been a prime example.
“The fossil fuel industry has caused immeasurable harm to our society, and I intend to do everything in my power to make sure that fossil fuel companies pay their fair share for the mess they have caused.” Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes
A broad coalition of Indigenous communities and organizations along with environmental groups are calling on banks to defund the Dakota Access pipeline and the four proposed new Tar Sands pipelines.