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.

Publications

Tribal leaders, scholars and others working with tribes on climate change issues are increasingly engaged in bringing tribal voices to academic literature, agency climate reports, and other publications to demonstrate the impacts of climate change on indigenous communities in the United States, and the measures tribes across the country are taking to address climate change. Abstracts and materials provided by the publications are included in the descriptions.

Publication	Year Sort ascending	Geography	Website
Profita, Cassandra. 2017. Climate Change Is Making Smoky, Unhealthy Air More Common. Categories: climate change, wildfire, asthma, heart disease, human health, risk, hazard, air quality, smoke, pollution	2017	Northwest, Pacific Northwest	Link
Reuters. 2017. Indigenous people best custodians of threatened forests, studies show. Categories: climate change, deforestation, forestry, mitigation, adaptation, jurisdiction, restricted access, technical assistance, planning, policy, conservation,	2017	National, Global, International	Link
Watson, Teila. 2017. Indigenous knowledge systems can help solve the problems of climate change. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, traditional knowledge, Indigenous rights, Indigneous science, management, conservation	2017	Australia, Global, International	Link
Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Pauly D, Weatherdon LV, Ota Y (2016) A Global Estimate of Seafood Consumption by Coastal Indigenous Peoples. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0166681. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166681 Categories: climate change, marine, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, mitigation, adaptation, food justice, economy, subsistence	2017	International	Link
Eilperin, J. 2017. The EPA just buried its climate change website for kids. Categories: climate change, youth, education, social justice, Obama administration, Trump administration,	2017	National	Link
Martinez, Danny. 2017. Cycle of Life (video). Categories: climate change, salmon, adaptation, subsistence, cultural resources, mitigation, social justice, environmental justice, tribal health, Warm Springs	2017	Warm Springs, Oregon, Northwest, Pacific Northwest	Link
Sen, Basav. 2017. Trump's War on the Climate. Categories: climate change, federal court, resistance, social justice, climate justice, climate science, denial	2017	United States, National, Global	Link
Landers, Rich. 2017. Columbia River sees near-record shad run; steelhead numbers are down. Categories: salmon, fisheries, tribal health, water health, watershed, climate change	2017	Oregon, Washington, Columbia River Basin	Link
For indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food. The Conversation. 2017. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, marine, water health, fisheries, aquaculture, commercial, subsistence, self-determination, traditional ecological knowledge,	2017	National	Link
Davenport, M. E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board. New York Times. Categories: climate change, climate change denial, denier, anti-science, corporate, EPA, agency reduction	2017	National	Link
Oregon Public Health Division. 2017. Climate and Health Equity. Categories: climate change, human helth, equity, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy, management	2017	Oregon, Northwest, Pacific Northwest	Link
Philippe. 2017. Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier. Categories: climate change, seasonal migration, food production, food justice, social justice, climate justice, human health, noncommunicable diseases, local, sustainable, diet, nutrition, education, access	2017	National	Link
Page, Samantha. 2017. Tribal, environmental groups sue over methane rule delay. ThinkProgress. Categories: Trump Administration, climate change, tribes, legislation, policy, methane, BLM, emissions, standards	2017	United States	Link
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate kids to get their day in court against the Trump administration. Categories: OCT, climate change, lawsuit, federal court, legislation, policy, carbon, emissions, youth, social justice	2017	National	Link
Categories: climate change, natural disaster, human health, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy, management, decison-making	2017	Oregon, Northwest, Pacific Northwest	Link
Barrera, S. 2017. Cherokee playwright tackles love, climate change at Autry. Categories: playwright, theater, climate justice, climate change, court, law, legislation, planning, policy	2017	United States	Link
Why Native American Tribes Are In McCall To Plan For Climate Change. Boise State. 2016. Categories: climate change, traditional foods, drought, salmon, water rights, wildfires	2016.	United States, Northwest	Link
Whitehouse. 2016. Federal Drought Plan. Categories: Drought, Planning, Climate Impacts, management, planning, policy, legislation, contingency, climate change, Obama archive	2016.	National	Link
Darryl Fears. 2016. Scientists say climate change is threatening the lifeblood of Canada’s native people. Washington Post. Categories: Climate Impacts, Species Decline, Salmon	2016.	Alaska, National, International (Canada)	Link
Martinez, Ricardo S. Appeal from the Unite States District Court for the Western District of Washington. United States v. Washington State. 2016. Categories: salmon, water rights, jurisdiction, WA, culvert, fish habitat, treaty violations, state	2016	National, Washington state	Link
Inspiring Resilience: Indigenous Disaster Resilience. in HazNet: The Magazine of the Canadian Risks and Hazards Network. 2016. Categories: climate change, model, adaptation, mitigation, risk, health, planning, policy, current events, news	2016	Canada, United States	Link
M. D. Flannigan, B. M. Wotton, G. A. Marshall, W. J. de Groot, J. Johnston, N. Jurko, A. S. Cantin. 2016. Fuel moisture sensitivity to temperature and precipitation: climate change implications. Climate Change, Volume 134, Issue 1, pp 59-71. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-015-1521-0 Categories: Climate impacts, Wildfire	2016	International (Canada)	Link
McDowell Group. 2016. Economic Impact Analysis: Southeast Alaska Transboundary Watershed. Juneau, Anchorage, Alaska: SalmonState. Categories: Southeast Alaska, transboundary, watershed, streamflow, economic concerns, Taku River, Stikine River, Unuk River, sport fishing, tour operations, policy and management, economic development, planning	2016	Alaska	Link
Jacobs, Jeremy P. WATER RIGHTS: Wash. seeks rehearing of 'terribly unfair' salmon ruling. Greenwire. 2016. Categories: salmon, habitat restoration, water rights, treaty violations, WA, culverts	2016	Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, United States	Link
Rupp, D.E., Abatzoglou, J.T. and Mote, P.W., 2016. Projections of 21st century climate of the Columbia River Basin. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-17. Categories: climate change, baseline, climate science, projections, outcomes, mitigation, adaptation, policy, planning, support	2016	Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Columbia River Basin	Link
J.E. Halofsky and D L. Peterson. 2016. Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Options for Forest Vegetation Management in the Northwestern USA. Atmosphere, 7(3), 46; doi:10.3390/atmos7030046 Categories: Forest Ecology, Climate Vulnerability Assessment, National Park and Forest Management	2016	Northwest	Link
Press, T. A. (2016, July 10). Columbia River fishing plan could alter limits for salmon, steelhead. Retrieved July 26, 2016, from http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/columbia_river_fishing_plan_co.html Categories: salmon, fisheries, marine health, steelhead, Tribal governments, Pacific Northwest Tribes	2016	Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, National	Link
Assessing Cultural Resource Vulnerability To Climate Change with Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. NPLCC. 2016. Categories: climate change, klondike, Alaska, State parks, adaptation, mitigation, webinar, presentation	2016	Alaska, United States	Link
Goode, Erica. A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change. NY Times. 2016. Categories: climate change, seal level, flood, precipitation, migration, relocation, climate refugee	2016	Arctic, Alaska, United States	Link
Seidl, R., Spies, T. A., Peterson, D. L., Stephens, S. L., Hicke, J. A. (2016), REVIEW: Searching for resilience: addressing the impacts of changing disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem services. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53: 120–129. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12511 Categories: Forest Ecosystem Services, Forest Disturbance Management, Ecosystem Resilience	2016	National	Link

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.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.