[Ost-news] Indigenous people ask G8 for climate talk inclusion

[Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America]

Indigenous people ask G8 for climate talk inclusion  
Fri Jul 4, 2008 10:53am EDT  
By Yoko Kubota

SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Indigenous communities from around the world urged G8 rich nations on Friday to help them participate in global climate change talks, saying they contributed least to but are most affected by global warming.

Clad in colorful traditional robes, 26 representatives from countries including the United States, Canada, and Japan, along with some 400 students, activists, and academics, met on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.

[read more][1]

    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/indigenous-people-ask-g8-climate-talk-inclusion

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/indigenous-people-ask-g8-climate-talk-inclusion