Youth Delegate GiGi Buddie Speaks out on Colonialism, Heritage, and Climate Leadership
Channel: Human Impacts Institute
Date: 10/11/2021

The Human Impacts Institute's GiGi Buddie speaks at the COP26 UN Climate Negotiations in Glasgow.  She challenges us all to "see her" -- her voice, her culture, her hurt, her visions for the future, and her hope.  

GiGi is a Tongva Indian and Mescalero Apache artist and student studying theatre performance and environmental analysis at Pomona College and is the Environmental Community Coordinator at the Human Impacts Institute. In her personal time, GiGi enjoys singing and songwriting. To celebrate her culture and tribes, she writes songs based on American Indian myths and legends that she grew up hearing.