Biography
Michelin Sallata is an Indigenous youth climate activist, educator, campaigner, and advocate based in Toraja and , Indonesia. She works with Indigenous Peoples and communities to address climate change mitigation solutions and mental health issues among youth and children, specifically on issues of sexual violence and intergenerational trauma experienced by underrepresented communities.
Michelin's experiences include serving as the first female chairperson of Barisan Pemuda Adat Nusantara/The Indigenous Youth Front of the Archipelago (2022-2024), Deputy Chair of Council of Asia Indigenous Youth Platform, representing the Southeast Asia region. She founded POMANARA (Youth Frontliners for Collective Action) in 2023 to promote inclusive youth leadership in Eastern Indonesia and train them as advocates in their local communities. She was a guest at The 3rd Asia Pacific Environmental Human Rights Defenders Forum, hosted by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner, in 2023.