About

Jade Begay, Diné and Tesuque Pueblo, is an Indigenous rights and climate policy expert, organizer, and filmmaker. Jade has partnered with Climate and Indigenous organizations and Tribal Nations from the Arctic to the Amazon to develop strategies, create stories, and build campaigns to mobilize engagement and impact around issues like climate change, Indigenous self determination, and environmental justice.

Currently, Jade is developing an environmental justice start-up, The EJ Agency and is currently a research fellow with RISE, building data on how climate change impacts Native Americans.

Jade serves on the board of Native Conservancy, Doc Society, Amazon Watch, and Evergreen Action.

In 2021, Jade was appointed by President Biden to serve on the first ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.