our advocacy & policy pathway

is designed to empower Indigenous communities through climate and energy literacy, skill-building, and capacity development. The pathway emphasizes Indigenous leadership, traditional knowledge, and practical training to equip participants with the tools needed to lead in renewable energy and climate resilience initiatives.

Key Policy and Advocacy Focus Areas:

Renewable Energy Access

Indigenous Land Rights

Just Transition

Divestment from Fossil Fuels

Advocacy Highlight: Building Canada with Renewable Electricity

Sacred Earth joined a national alliance of organizations calling for federal investment in a renewable east-west electricity grid. As a signatory to the joint letter delivered to Parliamentarians — and with Founder Melina Laboucan-Massimo participating in the lobby days on Parliament Hill — we helped advocate for a clean, interconnected energy future rooted in Indigenous leadership and strong labour standards

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CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

read our policy brief

For academic or public use, please cite as follows:
Laboucan-Massimo, Melina, Farron Rickerby-Nishi. Renewable Energy Policy Brief. (Edmonton, AB: Sacred Earth, 2024), https://static1.squarespace.com/static/677c5c705abb5557eaf53393/t/69246c0b8f6b737ccefab77b/1763994635687/Sacred+Earth+JT+Policy+Brief.pdf

Policy and advocacy tactics

  • Relationships with other orgs focusing on policy/advocacy heavily 

    • Amplifying JT Recommendations 

    • Climate Policy (National / International) 

    • Policy Working Groups

    • Roundtables

    • Advisories

    • United Nations PF 

    • COP 28

  • Divestment

    • Shell

    • RBC

  • Supporting frontlines.