Disproportionate Experiences of the Climate Crisis

 Due to the complexity of this systemic exclusion and repression, it is pertinent to shed light on historical events that have previously been excluded from the scholarly realm. By providing a multifaceted and layered context of Indigenouse’s disproportionate experience of the climate crisis, one might come to understand how this deep divide came to be. Historical treaties, government-mandated relocations, and subsequent genocide impacted Native American populations and set them up for nonsuccess. It is the Aboriginals who have been on the front lines experiencing the extremities of the climate crisis. A more expansive comprehension of the historical narrative forced upon the indigenous people will illustrate the circumstances to contemporary scholars to formulate a greater understanding of indigenous treatment over the years. By setting the stage of how residual oppression sets the indigenous community apart, one can come to understand how these injustices have tellingly led to the disproportionate impact climate change has had on these repressed people. There have been centuries worth of environmental injustice burdened unto indigenous peoples that have adversely impacted indigenous health, sacred sites, culture, and more. Understanding the complicated legacy of western expansion will provide the necessary context in which scholars can reformulate their comprehension of the experiences known by indigenous peoples. Ramifications of climate change have disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, issues such as food insecurity, health concerns, resource scarcity, and more. The genocide and displacement of indigenous communities worldwide due to colonization have historically caused atrocious harm that persists through the present day. This discrimination is why the community of 370 million Indigenous peoples globally make up 15% of the world’s extreme poor and suffer higher rates of landlessness, malnutrition, and internal displacement than other groups.