{"id":4839,"date":"2025-11-20T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?page_id=4839"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:17:08","slug":"november-20-wanda-kashudoha-loescher-culp-and-the-womens-earth-and-climate-action-network-wecan-international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/november-20-wanda-kashudoha-loescher-culp-and-the-womens-earth-and-climate-action-network-wecan-international\/","title":{"rendered":"November 20: Wanda \u201cKashudoha\u201d Loescher Culp and the Women\u2019s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Join us as we welcome Wanda Culp, Tlingit, Indigenous name: Kashudoha, to discuss her work with the Women\u2019s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International. WECAN is a solutions-based \u00a0climate justice organization established to engage and unite women worldwide in policy advocacy, on-the-ground projects, trainings, and movement building for social and ecological justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Referred to as \u201cthe voice of the Tongass,\u201d Wanda \u201cKashudoha\u201d Loescher Culp is an Indigenous Tlingit activist, advocate, and hunter, fisher and gatherer of wild foods, born and raised in Juneau, and living in Hoonah, Alaska. She is the mother of three children, and is recognized as a storyteller, cultural interpreter, playwright, and co-producer of the film Walking in Two Worlds. As of 2016, Wanda has united with WECAN as a Regional Coordinator, revitalizing initiatives to protect the Tongass Rainforest and the traditional rights and lifeways of the regions Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n<h3>Actions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support the organizations Wanda shared:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seacc.org\/can-we-make-the-roadless-rule-roadless-law\/\">Make the Roadless Rule a Law Petition<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow and amplify Wanda\u2019s work and WECAN International initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Share Indigenous voices and stories about the Tongass Rainforest on social media or in your networks.<\/li>\n<li>Seek out Indigenous-led organizations in your own region and explore ways to support them.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in WECAN trainings, campaigns, or movement-building projects.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed about current legislation impacting forests, fisheries, and Indigenous rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Resource List<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Websites:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wecaninternational.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/womenspeak.wecaninternational.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(WECAN) Women Speak: Stories, Case Studies and Solutions from the Frontlines of Climate Change<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seacc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southeast Alaska Conservation Council: SEACC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articles:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneearth.org\/projects\/defending-the-tongass-rainforest-of-alaska-through-women-led-indigenous-action\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defending the Tongass Rainforest of Alaska through Women-led Indigenous Action<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eelp.law.harvard.edu\/tracker\/alaska-roadless-rule\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alaska Roadless Rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/press\/2025\/tongass-defenders-blast-the-trump-administrations-rollback-of-roadless-rule-protections-on-americas-largest-forest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tongass Defenders Blast the Trump Administration\u2019s Rollback of Roadless Rule Protections on America\u2019s Largest Forest <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.encyclopedia.com\/environment\/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps\/alaska-national-interest-lands-conservation-act-1980\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1980)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us as we welcome Wanda Culp, Tlingit, Indigenous name: Kashudoha, to discuss her work with the Women\u2019s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International. 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