Tribal Climate Change Guide

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

Toxic Spill in the Navajo Nation

Type

Literature

Publication

Driscoll, Emily V. “Toxic Spill in the Navajo Nation.” Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2018, blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/toxic-spill-in-the-navajo-nation/.

Year Published

2018

Description

In August of 2015, 3 million gallons of acid mine drainage rushed into the Navajo Nation major water supply- the San Juan River. Karletta Chief, a University of Arizona hydrologist, and member of the Diné community, dedicated herself to finding ways to help communities contend with the spill and protect against future ecological disasters. Her research is featured in the new film titled Breakthrough: Bitter Water, which is a part of six-part anthology, Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science.

Geography

Navajo Nation

Website

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/toxic-spill-in-the-navajo-nation/

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
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