Jade Begay, Tesuque Pueblo and Dine, works at the intersections of Indigenous rights and climate and environmental justice to shape national and international policy. Jade has worked with Indigenous-led organizations and Tribes from the Amazon to the Arctic to advance Indigenous-led solutions and self-determination through advocacy campaigns, research, storytelling, and narrative strategies. In 2021, Jade was appointed by President Biden to serve on the first-ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Currently, Jade is a research fellow developing climate data on Native communities in the U.S. and is working alongside frontline groups and organizations to implement climate policy across the U.S.
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