The Health and Climate initiative is aimed at educating Métis Citizens on issues where climate change and health intersect.
The purpose of these tools is to raise awareness of the risks facing Métis Albertans and offer resources to navigate climate change impacts.
This project began with a review of previous MNA engagement data from late 2018-early 2019 about health and climate change impacts. From that data and research, we noticed themes emerge on health and climate change through an Indigenous lens.
We then developed and finetuned a health and climate toolkit for Métis community members, based on feedback from recent community engagement sessions, to support both climate change and health action.
This toolkit is made of eight tools separated into three themes:
- The importance of relationships in Métis culture
- Climate change impacts for Métis people
- Actions to support Métis health influenced by climate change