Dene laws and spiritual stories help in examining human-made climate challenges facing Mother Earth

Dene laws and spiritual stories help in examining human-made climate challenges facing Mother Earth

Mother Earth is Our Elder: A Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis blends author Katłįa’s perspective as a woman from Dënéndeh with the stories and wisdom of Dene Elders and knowledge carriers from across the Northwest Territories.It’s very much a collective effort, although Katłįa, also known as Catherine Lafferty, did the “heavy lifting” over a three-year period travelling throughout N.W.T. to gather stories.