Climate change, traditional knowledge and environmental justice

Kyle Whyte, Member of the Potawatomi Nation and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Community Sustainability at MSU, discusses environmental justice from the perspective of indigenous scholar and communities. In his talk, the effects of climate change on indigenous communities are put in context with colonial history and traditional knowledge. This talk was part of the Indigenous Environmental Justice Symposium, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Climate change, traditional knowledge and environmental justice (Kyle Whyte)

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