Tara Houska
Indigenous Rights Attorney | Climate & Sustainability Advocate
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Tara Houska is an attorney who fights for indigenous rights and justice. As founder of the Giniw Collective, she works to protect sacred lands and promote environmental stewardship.
Houska's advocacy has spanned high-profile campaigns against the Keystone XL and Line 3 pipelines, challenging the fossil fuel industry's impact on indigenous communities. Her powerful TED talks and Congressional testimony elevate the experiences of marginalized groups at the forefront of the climate crisis.
Houska's keynotes inspire audiences to take bold action, leveraging legal expertise and lived experience to chart a more sustainable, equitable future.
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The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for Indigenous rights
Still invisible and often an afterthought, Indigenous peoples are uniting to protect the world's water, lands and history -- while trying to heal from genocide and ongoing inequality. Tribal attorney and Couchiching First Nation citizen Tara Houska chronicles the history of attempts by government and industry to eradicate the legitimacy of Indigenous peoples' land and culture, including the months-long standoff at Standing Rock which rallied thousands around the world. "It's incredible what you can do when you stand together," Houska says. "Stand with us -- empathize, learn, grow, change the conversation."
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2017 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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