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Erin Konsmo, Esther Lucero & Katsi Cook - Brave-Hearted Women | Bioneers

3,148 views · Published 14 October 2015 · 15:42 · Indexed 19 October 2026

Channel: Bioneers · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Konsmo (Metis-Cree) works with Native youth living on the frontlines of energy extraction. She speaks to the high rates of sexual violence against Native women, young men and children that correlates with fracking and drilling. Esther Lucero (Diné-Latina) works for California’s Urban Indian Health to address domestic violence, hold health systems accountable, and build a network of Native healers. Canadian Aboriginal midwife and health advocate Katsi Cook (Akwesasne-Mohawk) ties environmental pollution to trans-generational metabolic and reproductive diseases in Ontario.

This panel took place at the 2014 Indigenous Forum, part of the National Bioneers Conference.

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