Josephine Ironshield Lakota

Josephine Ironshield Lakota is from the Oglala Sioux Tribe located in the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota.

About

Josephine is a co-founder and acting Board Member of Native American Coalition of Quad Cities. Josephine is also the co-founder of Sage Sisters of Solidarity, which is a grassroots organization created in the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois. Josephine and her family have been personally impacted by the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Sage Sisters work was inspired by this personal connection to DAPL and by water protectors in their resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Working with Bold Iowa and Water-keepers of the Quad Cities, Sage Sisters have promoted renewable energy sources and for cultural, environmental and social justice.

E-mail: josephineironshield@gmail.com

Agenda

Oct

Different Histories, Parallel Stories: Black and Native People Bridging for Climate Justice

Since the colonization of what is now known as the United States, Black and Native people have had parallel experiences of violence and oppression, and have been in each other's lives in different ways. While some Native groups provided sanctuary to formerly enslaved Africans, others made a lucrative business returning runaway enslaved people. While some Africans helped Natives, other Africans played a significant role in battles against Native Americans. Today a group of Black and Native advocacy leaders and culture-bearers recognize the importance of working together to address climate...