Eriel Deranger

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (born 1979) is a Dënesųłiné indigenous rights activist and climate activist. She is executive director of Indigenous Climate Action.

Eriel Deranger
Born
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger

1979 (age 43–44)
NationalityAthabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Canada
Occupation(s)Indigenous rights and climate change activist
EmployerIndigenous Climate Action

Career

Deranger worked as communications coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation beginning in 2011.[1] She has also worked for Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club Canada.[2] Her work and activism has focused on the recognition of the sovereignty of the indigenous people of the Treaty 8 area of Canada.[3]

Deranger organized activism and indigenous protests against the expansion of the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada.[4][5] She was a founder of the Tar Sands Healing Walk, an annual ceremony from 2010-2014.[1]

In 2015, Deranger was one of several cofounders of Indigenous Climate Action, an indigenous-led organization that argues that Indigenous rights and knowledge are a necessary part of addressing climate change and achieving climate justice.[4][6] The organization also developed resources for indigenous communities facing the effects of climate change.[7]

In 2017, Deranger became executive director of Indigenous Climate Action.[4]

Personal life

Deranger was born in 1979 and is Dënesųłiné and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.[1][4][8][9] Deranger's parents were members of the American Indian Movement who met at the Wounded Knee Occupation.[9]

Deranger is married and has two children.[4][10]

In media

Deranger was one of three activists profiled in the 2012 documentary Elemental, which depicts her opposition to the Keystone Pipeline.[11]

Selected publications

References
  1. "Eriel Deranger - Reclaiming Our Indigeneity and Our Place in Modern Society". Bioneers. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. "Eriel Deranger". University Housing, University of Illinois. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. Fontyn, Cyndi (2022-03-29). "Cries from Our Forests — Listening to Eriel Tchekwie Deranger". Impossible. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. "Eriel Tchekwie Deranger - Executive Director". Indigenous Climate Action. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. "Eriel Deranger: Fighting the World's Largest Industrial project, the Alberta Tar Sands". www.culturalsurvival.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. Beeler, Carolyn (2018-10-04). "Hear these voices from the front lines of climate change". Peril & Promise, PBS. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. Morin, Brandi (June 26, 2017). "Grassroots team creating Indigenous-based climate plan across Canada". CBC.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. "Eriel Deranger: Indigenous Communities Are Leading the Environmental Justice Movement". Bioneers. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. Ball, David P (2012). "Activism is in the blood, says tar sands warrior". Ammsa.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  10. "Eriel Deranger". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  11. Harvey, Dennis (2012-10-29). "Elemental". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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