Tallgrass Institute at 2026 Climate Week NYC
Connect with Tallgrass Institute and partners and colleagues at multiple events examining Indigenous Peoples’ rights at Climate Week NYC , now through September 27 in NYC.
Vision 2030: Indigenous Peoples and Transition Minerals Strategy Gathering
🗓️ Wednesday, September 23 | 9am to 6pm
📍The Sixth Floor Loft, 873 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003-1231
This gathering brings together Indigenous leaders, allied organizations, technical experts, funders, policy makers, and strategic partners to co-create Vision 2030, a shared vision for advancing and securing Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the context of transition minerals extraction, identifying common priorities, and translating that vision into coordinated action to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights across transition mineral value chains. The gathering will lay the groundwork to build a roadmap that captures key ideas, emerging priorities and connections across four interconnected sessions, allowing participants to see a collective vision take shape as discussions unfold. Co-organized by SIRGE Coalition, EarthRights International, Sage Fund, Earthworks, 11th Hour Project, and Tallgrass Institute, the gathering encompasses four sessions followed by a reception:
Session One: Understanding the Moment
Session Two: Building on What is Already Working
Session Three: Connecting the Dots: Building Coherent Advocacy Across Global Governance Processes
Session Four: Co-Creating Vision 2030: Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Transition Minerals Extraction
In-person; seating is limited and advance registration is recommended. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. Lunch will be provided in between sessions 2 and 3.
The Critical Minerals Myth: Exposing the False Climate Narrative Behind the Mineral Rush
🗓️ Thursday, September 24, Noon ET
🌐 Webinar
This webinar, drawing on the Oakland Institute’s RUSH report, brings together experts and frontline land defenders to uncover who is really driving the mineral rush and how can communities mobilize to halt its devastating consequences. Presenters include Anabel Marín, Institute of Development Studies; investigative journalist Celia Izoard; Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo; Frederic Mousseau, The Oakland Institute; and Kate R. Finn, Tallgrass Institute
Virtual event, registration recommended.
More on Indigenous Peoples and Economic Impacts at Climate Week NYC
The Fight to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
🗓️ Monday, September 21, 3:00-4:30 pm ET
📍Studio 1505, 307 W 38th St # 1505, New York, NY 10018 - In-person only
In-person only. Featuring the Gwich’in Steering Committee and the Alaska Wilderness League.
Rights, Risk, and Resilience: Energy Transition Investments and Indigenous and Community Engagement
🗓️ Monday, September 21, 9:00-11:00 am ET
📍Yale Club of New York City, Trumbull Room, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
In-person, invite-only. Hosted by ImpactARC and Shift.
Braiding Capital like Sweetgrass: Indigenous Luncheon on Climate Finance and Reparations
🗓️ Wednesday, September 23, Noon-2:00 pm ET
Waitlist only as of 9/21; register here. Co-sponsored by The Trasnforative 25, Lift Economy, NDN Fund, Turtle Island Capital, Spruce Root, Oweesta, Navajo Power, Affiliated Tribes of Nortwest Indians, Roanhorse Consulting, and Mission Driven Finance.