Read the session “In case you missed it” notes here.
1. Break the silos. Caribbean Indigenous solidarity needs to be deliberate and cross-community — not folded into broader regional or Latin American groupings but built as its own focused network.
2. Consultation isn’t consent. Information sessions and consultations are not substitutes for free, prior, and informed consent — and climate finance mechanisms need real grievance redress and benefit-sharing built into them.
3. Fund and lead locally. Indigenous-led funds and research reduce the mismatch between what funders require and what communities actually need and help retain knowledge and people rather than driving a “brain drain.”
4. The Caribbean must speak for itself. Regional bodies like CARICOM, and international spaces like the UN, need direct Indigenous voice and a human-rights-centred approach rooted in community consultation, not representation by proxy.
5. Persistence builds the record. Even outcomes framed as losses (legal or legislative) create precedent and momentum; sharing opportunities, resources, and best practices across the network keeps resistance and rebuilding going.