Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

June 26, 2025

Dine' Michelle Cook: Divestment in a Time of Monsters

Speaking on divestment and the oppression of Indigenous women, Michelle Cook, Dine', said, "Now is a time of Monsters -- but it is also a time of Monster Slayers." Screenshot Censored News.

Today's presentation featured a video of an Indigenous women's delegation to Europe, confronting Credit Suisse, during resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock. Screenshot Censored News.

Dine' Michelle Cook Speaks on Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, June 26, 2025

Dr. Michelle Cook, Dine', founder of Divest Invest Protect, spoke on divestment and transitioning away from fossil fuels, during the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice, featuring 125 women during six days.

Indigenous women are finally being brought to the center of these places of power, Cook said.

"We're still in this moment of crisis -- right now."

Speaking on the importance of divestment, she said, "We are on the brink of collapse."