Several studies have shown that indigenous people are often affected the most by climate change. Oftentimes, it has been shown that most of the indigenous groups across the world are already affected by climate change. For example, the changes in flow patterns of Colorado River in the US affecting the lives of Native Americans. However, despite being the most vulnerable group, their knowledge is often overlooked in climate change research and policy formulations. Considering Indigenous people often live in isolation and disconnected from the modern world, the media could play a critical role in ensuring the concerns and answers of indigenous people are known. In this study, Belfer et al identified and examined ‘the coverage and framing of Indigenous issues in climate change reporting in mainstream newspapers in high-income nations.’ By analyzing articles on climate change, Belfer et al there was a tendency among reporters of portraying indigenous people as helpless victims with no power to adapt. Reporters like most researchers did not consider the social and political factors that made indigenous people vulnerable to climate change, such as colonization, tribalism and systemic oppression. It is interesting to note the hierarchy of policy discussions were top down, adaptation policies at national level and effects of climate change at community level. This shows a disheartening belief that indigenous people are more aware of their suffering but clueless regarding finding appropriate solutions. Sadly, indigenous knowledge is often used to stroke scientific egos rather than for offering a valid and valuable perspective to climate change policies. In this paper, Belfer et demonstrated the need for media to play an active role in dismantling the victim trope often used to portray indigenous people.