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

772 views · Published 3 September 2015 · 15:38 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: Bioneers · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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 was part of the Native-led Indigenous Forum at the 2014 Bioneers Annual Conference. Video co-produced and filmed by the Cultural Conservancy, camera and sound recording by Mateo Hinojosa, editing by Dylan McLaughlin and Cara Romero.

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

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