Dara Kelly @CoastSalishDara: To be wealthy, you have to know your lineage. Coast Salish saying. The Gathering is a form of banking in the sense of putting away for the future. #ToCatchAFallingSky

#ToCatchAFallingSky: Panel Discussion: Challenges for #FirstNations in accessing clean energy: to find equity to start new clean energy projects; grant programs provide limited amounts of funding; finding partners to provide innovative funding sources. – at Vancouver, British Columbia

#ToCatchAFallingSky Panel Discussion: First Nations have tremendous diversity in culture and perspectives, and shouldn’t be treated as a monolith (Dr Cliff Atleo)

#ToCatchAFallingSky Panel Discussion: Dr Cliff Atleo: Reconciliation means all Canadians learning to live with real sacrifice. Judith Sayers: Reconciliation has to come from First Nations; they have to decide what it looks like; promises to bring about change have to be kept.

#ToCatchAFallingSky Judith Sayers: We can catch a falling sky, through a mutual commitment. Cliff Atleo: unrestrained neoliberal capitalism must die & we make significant change and sacrifice. Dara Kelly: 500 generations have demonstrated resilience; we need to learn from that – at Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr Cliff Atleo: Indigenous self determination is an important right as per #UNDRIP; prior informed consent is a key principle. – at Vancouver, British Columbia

Judith Sayers: Clean energy and grid independence is way to go to tackle emerging #climatechange challenges. Parks can be created around #salmon-bearing streams to help bring the stocks back. To Catch a Falling Sky – at Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr Cliff Atleo: Neoliberal market capitalism is a threat to indigenous cultures. It also intersects with environmental politics and activism often with divergence between indigenous peoples and activists. To Catch a Falling Sky