Biographical Information: Jihan Gearon is Diné (Navajo) and African American. She is Tódích'ií'nii (Bitter Water) clan, and her maternal grandfather is Tl'ashchí'í (Red Bottom People) clan. Jihan's family is from the community of Old Sawmill and she grew up and went to high school close by in Fort Defiance, located on the eastern part of the Navajo reservation in Arizona. She is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelors of Science in Earth Systems and a focus in Energy Science and Technology. In her position as Native Energy Organizer at the Indigenous Environmental Network, Jihan works to build the capacity of communities throughout the U.S. and Canada who are impacted by energy development and climate change. Jihan is a member of the Steering Committee of the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and the Coordinating Committee of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance.

Area of Expertise/Specialties: Indigenous Peoples rights, environmental justice, climate justice, the impacts of energy development and climate change on Indigenous Peoples and people of color, especially in North America.

Affiliate Organizations: Indigenous Environmental Network, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance

Languages: English

youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcd_s-fq494

Jihan is part of the New Voices on Climate Change, Climate Justice Tour presented by:

• Global Exchange
• Global Justice Ecology Project
• Mobilization for Climate Justice
• Speak Out

If you would like to plan a speaking event with Jihan, please contact Hallie Boas at 415-336-6590 or newvoices@globaljusticeecology.org!

Topics covered

• Indigenous Community Organizing for Energy and Climate Justice
• Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples and people of color
• Environmental Justice and Climate Justice