A group of native Americans the Dene nation in Canada and representatives of other indigenous peoples have been lobbying national delegations to ask them to recognize them as an "expert group" that can participate in the talks like other nongovernment organisations on climate change.
They claim to bring traditional knowledge to the debate that other people don't have. Nearly 40 years ago tribal elders noticed changes in the annual migrations of animals. The weather, which they could then forecast three weeks in advance from animal behavior and the appearance of the sunsets, is now apparently unpredictable.
Scientists have long warned that the Arctic conditions herald climate change. The region is warming faster than more temperate zones, and the seas are ice-free for longer periods so who best to comment than those living there?
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