In India and the United States, Lepcha and Diné youth are articulating decolonial futures that diverge from past aspirations. Rather than demanding big infrastructure such as dams or power plants, Indigenous youth forward decolonial visions that reimagine the landscape and energy technologies. In this article, we suggest that Lepcha and Diné activists are articulating a youthful decolonial futurity—a vision for the future where their generation and the ones to follow can flourish in their own territories and on their own terms. We propose youthful decolonial futurity as a prefigurative politics specific to Indigenous youth, who view their activism as integral to creating a future where their communities have more control over decision-making processes and their ancestral territories. What emerges is a consideration of the role of Indigenous youth in building a language and politics of decolonisation against the roles of power brokers, elites, and naysayers.

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土著青年和去殖民地的未来：纳瓦霍部落的迪内人和印度锡金的勒普查人之间的能源和环保主义

在印度和美国，Lepcha 和 Diné 的青年正在阐明与过去的愿望不同的非殖民化未来。土著青年并没有要求大坝或发电厂等大型基础设施，而是提出了重新构想景观和能源技术的非殖民化愿景。在这篇文章中，我们建议 Lepcha 和 Diné 活动家正在阐明一种年轻的非殖民化未来——他们这一代人和后代可以在自己的领土上以自己的方式蓬勃发展的未来愿景。我们建议将年轻的非殖民化未来作为土着青年特有的政治象征，他们认为他们的激进主义是创造未来的组成部分，在这个未来中，他们的社区可以更好地控制决策过程和祖传领土。