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Four original case studies released today highlight Indigenous-led research with implications for Canada’s national priorities—from expanding and interconnecting the electricity grid, to evaluating major resource development projects.

"This year’s analyses reframe climate policy through Indigenous ways of knowing and relationships to the land, while offering guidance on energy systems, infrastructure, climate knowledge, and Indigenous rights," says Maria Shallard, Director for Indigenous Research at the Canadian Climate Institute.

The research by First Nations and Métis scholars and authors, presented by the Canadian Climate Institute and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), is part of the Indigenous Perspectives program. Now in its sixth year, the annual program profiles Indigenous expertise and solutions in climate policy.

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Case study authors will discuss their work in two online roundtables happening on June 22 and 23. The first roundtable will focus on Indigenous leadership in the energy transition with authors Raylene Whitford, Frank Busch and Kwatuuma Cole Sayers. The second roundtable will focus on Indigenous climate policy beyond Western metrics with authors Tara Marsden/Naxginkw and Conor Kerr.

Those interested in attending the 2026 Indigenous Perspectives roundtables on June 22 and 23 can register at the linked site and read this year’s case studies online.