Fifth Anniversary of the Treaty to Protect and Restore Mother Earth

· Reflection

Today is the 5th Anniversary, Mother Earth Day, April 22, 2016, of the Signing of the International Treaty to Protect and Restore Mother Earth, in New York City, by Indigenous peoples of the Americas and Indonesia, and Allies of our Human Family.

This development of this Indigenous Treaty was inspirited and initiated at the first, International Indigenous Leadership Gathering, (IILG) in June 2009, twelve years ago!

Three paddlers in life jackets in a red canoe on a river; one holds a red, white and green flag, another wears a feathered headdress.

A long white canoe carrying Indigenous paddlers, some in feathered headdresses and one holding a feathered staff, on a waterway with boats and city towers behind.

Illustration of a woman with flowing green hair embracing the Earth, above the words "Mother Earth Day."