Casey Camp-Horinek 'Our Legacy Demands that We Warrior Up'
"Our legacy demands that we warrior up -- that we warrior up for peace, that we warrior up for the future." -- Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca
By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, June 23, 2025"Indigenous rights are a climate solution," Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca, said, as the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice began Monday, which is featuring the voices of 125 women.
Casey spoke of the things that are brought forward from the past, from the ways, and shared sitting in the earth lodge this morning in preparation for today's discussion. The earth lodge, cool on a warm day and safe during a tornado, she said, is a sustainable way of living that "Indigenous Peoples always have in our minds and hearts, because we follow what the land tells us to follow."
Featured during the Assembly on Monday were speakers from South Africa, Fiji, Ecuador, Nigeria and more who discussed intersecting frameworks and strategies to defend the Earth, including:
Casey spoke of the things that are brought forward from the past, from the ways, and shared sitting in the earth lodge this morning in preparation for today's discussion. The earth lodge, cool on a warm day and safe during a tornado, she said, is a sustainable way of living that "Indigenous Peoples always have in our minds and hearts, because we follow what the land tells us to follow."
The women gathered this morning and talked about their children, talked about the unborn, and talked about what they hope for the future.
"Energy follows intent. We can put our intentions out there to change things, but we are in a critical moment in history, and we have to understand that our legacy demands that we warrior up -- that we warrior up for peace, that we warrior up for the future," Casey said.
"We do it strong, and we do it together."
"We do it strong, and we do it together."
-- Stopping fossil fuels and false solutions in order to tackle the root causes of climate change
-- Uplifting women’s leadership in protecting forests and reforestation
centering feminist frameworks and expertise in the fight for climate justice
-- Ensuring robust and quality climate finance.
-- Uplifting women’s leadership in protecting forests and reforestation
centering feminist frameworks and expertise in the fight for climate justice
-- Ensuring robust and quality climate finance.
"Speakers also emphasized the importance of bold climate action at this year’s COP30 in Brazil, while offering a wide range of solutions to the climate crisis, even as democracies worldwide face threats," WECAN said today.
Listen to Casey's words and the panel of women.
Casey Camp-Horinek of the Ponca Nation is a community leader, long-time Native rights activist, Environmental Ambassador, actress, and WECAN Board Member, international advisor and Ponca Program Coordinator. As traditional Drumkeeper for the Ponca Pa-tha-ta, Woman’s Scalp Dance Society, Camp-Horinek helps maintain the cultural identity of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma for herself, her family and her community. She has been at the forefront of grassroots community efforts to educate and empower both Native and non-Native community members on environmental and civil rights issues and she has raised her voice and taken action in countless forums across the world.
The Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice"The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is organizing the virtual Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond. The global convening will address solutions for the protection and defense of human rights and nature at this critical time. This event is a free, public forum to take place virtually from June 23 - 28, 2025, daily from 1:00 - 6:00pm ET.
"The Global Women’s Assembly will bring together grassroots and frontline women leaders in all of their diversity, global advocates, thought leaders, and policy-makers to showcase a diverse array of visions, projects, policy frameworks, campaigns, and movement strategies with which we can accelerate a bold and transformative path to a healthy and just world. This collective work is paramount as we face a growing polycrisis. The challenges are ever-increasing, but so are our power, hearts, and leadership when we gather together.
"The Assembly features over 125 speakers from 50 countries presenting on 25 panels across 6 days! This is a free, virtual forum—open to all—with interpretation available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. To access interpretation and full audience engagement, please register for the Assembly on Zoom:" https://tinyurl.com/CJ-2025
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