Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands

Many Indigenous people have a deep connection to their ancestral homelands that dates back centuries. What happens when climate change and other factors force them to move away from those lands? This episode discusses issues affecting Indigenous people, especially in the Americas. Our guest is environmental scientist Jessica Hernandez, a climate justice and Indigenous advocate. She discusses the factors compelling migration for Indigenous communities, their experiences after migration, and the dearth of Indigenous voices in policy discussions over climate change and migration.

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Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands is an episode from Migration Policy Institute Podcasts by Migration Policy Institute.

This episode is 24:20 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2026.

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