‘It can be lonely to be a warrior for the Earth’

By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kevin Schofield is no stranger to Parliament Hill. He visited the seat of the Canadian government 10 years ago as part of the Idle No More movement that challenged Ottawa’s erosion of Indigenous rights. Now, Schofield, who is a musician working under the moniker Tennessee Cree, is on the Hill to perform in front of crowds of climate activists participating in the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuel rallies taking place in at least 60 countries. The climate rallies are demanding an end to fossil fuels and greenwashing as well as more international co-operation and accountability for major polluters. For Schofield, Indigenous rights must be front and centre in conversations about climate change because those rights are interdependent with the health of the…

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