Four Native women in California are fighting to uphold the dignity of their people and their lands. Pennie Opal Plant co-founded the Refinery Corridor Healing Walks, along with other members of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Idle No More, to highlight impacts pollution and crude-by-rail development projects in her community. At the same time, Chief Caleen Sisk, tribal and spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, has been a vocal opponent of dams and water export projects in her territory. She advocates for sustainable ecological systems and respect for the Rights of Nature. Photo credit: aircrc.org
