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
Mufson, Steve. Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds. Washington Post. 2016. Categories: oil, fossil fuels, spill, leak, environmental hazard, pollution, sovereignty, self-determination	2016	Montana	Link
Zielinski, Sarah. 2016. How Will Native Americans in the Southwest Adapt to Serious Impacts of Climate Change?: Smithsonian.com Categories: Climate Resilience, Tribes, Indigenous Survival, Climate Vulnerability, Inundation, Permafrost, Erosion, Relocation.	2016	Southwest, United States, Louisiana.	Link
Toward Climate Resilience: A Framework and Principles for Science-Based Adaptation. UCS. 2016. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, climate science assessment	2016	United States	Link
Pitz, Charles. 2016. Predicted Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources of Washington State. Washington State Department of Ecology. Publication No. 16-03-006 Categories: Groundwater Resources, Climate Impacts, Hydrology, Climate Assessment, Sea-level Rise	2016	Northwest, Coastal	Link
Study finds native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification. OSU. 2016. Categories: Native oysters, fisheries, commercial fishing, case study, resilient, resistant,	2016	National, Pacific Northwest, Canada, Oregon, Washignton, California, Pacific Coast	Link
Beavers, Rebecca, Babson, Amanda, Shupp, Courtney. Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook. CAKE. 2016. Categories: climate change, coast, marine, pacific, adaptation, aquaculture, fisheries	2016	United States	Link
Ahearn, A. 2015. Facing Rising Waters, A Native Tribe Takes Its Plea to Paris in Climate Talks. NPR. [audio]. Categories: Sea Level Rise, Relocation, Glacial Melting	2015.	Northwest, Washington	Link
New York Times. 2015. The Road to a Paris Climate Deal: What Climate Change Looks Like. Categories: Sea Level Rise, Water Quality, Snow Melt, Coral Bleaching, Bark Beetles, Ocean Acidification	2015.	National, International	Link
Thomas W. Doyle, Bogdan Chivoiu, and Nicholas M. Enwright . 2015. Sea-level rise modeling handbook: Resource guide for coastal land managers, engineers, and scientists. Report submitted to USGS. Categories: Sea-level Rise, Climate Modeling, Guide, Ecosystems Impacts	2015.	Gulf of Mexico, Southeast	Link
Kronk Warner, E. A. (2015). Everything Old is New Again: Enforcing Tribal Treaty Provisions to Protect Climate Change Threatened Resources. Available at SSRN 2652954. Categories: Climate change, tribe, indigenous, treaty, trust resources	2015	United States	Link
Laska, S., Peterson, K., Rodrigue, CL., Cosse, T., Philippe, R., Burchett, O., Krajeski RL. 2015. Layering of Natural and Human-Caused Disasters in the Context of Sea Level Rise Coastal Louisiana Communities at the Edge. In Disaster's Impact on Livelihood and Cultural Survival. 225 -238 Categories: Disasters, Sea Level Rise, Coastal Louisiana, Indusry, Resiliency, tribe, indigenous	2015	Southeast
Northwest Climate Science Center. 2015. Annual Report. Categories: Annual Report, Conservation, Science	2015	Northwest	Link
Maldonado, JK (2015) Everyday Practices and Symbolic Forms of Resistance: Adapting to Environmental Change in Coastal Louisiana. In Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society: A Cross-Disciplinary Overview, Andrew Collins, ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Inc. Categories: Climate change, Adaptation, tribe, indigenous, symbolic resistance, Coastal Louisiana	2015	Coastal Louisiana, Southeast
Government Accountability Office. 2015. A National System Could Help Federal, State, Local, and Private Sector Decision Makers Use Climate Information. Categories: Climate Data, Review	2015	National	Link
Carlson, A. K., Taylor, W. W., Schlee, K. M., Zorn, T. G., & Infante, D. M. 2015. Projected impacts of climate change on stream salmonids with implications for resilience‐based management. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. Categories: Salmonid, Freshwater Ecology, Climate Modeling, Ecological Restoration, Habitat Suitability Projection	2015	Great Lakes, Midwest	Link
Maldonado, JK, AP Naquin, T Dardar, S Parfait-Dardar and B Bagwell (2015) Above the Rising Tide: Coastal Louisiana’s Tribal Communities Apply Local Strategies and Knowledge to Adapt to Rapid Environmental Change. In Disasters' Impact on Livelihood and Cultural Survival: Losses, Opportunities, and Mitigation. Michèle Companion, ed. Pp. 239-253. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Categories: environmental impact, knowledge exchange, tribe, indigenous	2015	Coastal Louisiana, Southeast	Link
Vinyeta K, Whyte KP, Lynn K. 2015. Climate change through an intersectional lens: gendered vulnerability and resilience in indigenous communities in the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-923. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Categories: Indigenous peoples, climate change vulnerability, resilience, gender, identity	2015	National	Link
President’s FY2016 Indian Affairs Budget Requests $2.9 Billion to Support Tribal Self-Determination, Strengthen Native American Communities Categories: Budget, Self-Determination, tribe, indigenous	2015	United States	Link
Joling, Dan. 2016. Alaska’s Inuit Link Steady Food Supply to Environment: CBC/Radio-Canada. Categories: Survival of Indigenous Culture, Sustainability, Subsistence Living, Traditional Methods, Cultural Preservation, Climate Resilience.	2015	Alaska, Arctic, Canada, Coastal.	Link
Swan C, Chief Albert P Naquin and Stanley Tom. 2015. Building Respectul Solutions. Forced Migration Review: Disasters and Displacement in a Changing Climate. Categories: Relocation, tribe, indigenous	2015	United States	Link
Stewart. Earl, M. 2015. Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment: Draft Environmental Impact Statement. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region, Tongass National Forest Categories: Southeast Alaska, Hoonah, Kake, economy, shellfish, salmon, commercial, subsistence, Haida, Hydaburg, Kasaan, Sealaska, subsistence ("socioeconomic setting”), Ketchikan, adaptation plans, reports	2015	Alaska	Link
ITEP. 2015. Climate Change and Human Health: What it means to tribes and how we can adapt. Categories: disease, pathogens, food security, traditional diets, climate adaptation, community initiatives, weather patterns, heat, insects, air quality	2015	United States	Link
Doyle, T.W., Chivoiu, Bogdan, and Enwright, N.M., 2015, Sea-level rise modeling handbook—Resource guide for coastal land managers, engineers, and scientists: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1815, 76 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/pp1815. Categories: Sea-level Rise, Resource Guide, Planning	2015	National, Coastal	Link
Swan, Colleen, Chief Albert P. Naquin, and Stanley Tom. 2015 Building Respectful Solutions. Forced Migration Review: Disasters and Displacement in a Changing Climate, Issue 49. Categories: Forced Migration, Disasters, displacement, tribe, indigenous	2015	Southeast	Link
ITEP. 2015. Climate Change Mitigation and Solid Waste: Reducing greenhouse gases through municipal solid waste management. Categories: waste management, climate mitigation, climate adaptation, emissions, greenhouse gas, solid waste, tribal health,	2015	United States	Link
Tanner, T., Lewis, D., Wrathall, D., Bronen, R., Cradock-Henry, N., Huq, S., Lawless, C., Nawrotzki, R., Prasad, V., Rahman, Md. A., Alaniz, R., King, K., McNamara, K., Nadiruzzaman, Md., Henly- Shepard, S. and Thomalla, F. (2015) Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change, Nature Climate Change 5: 23–26. doi:10.1038/nclimate2431 Categories: Livelihood resilience, Climate change, resilience, human livelihood, agency	2015	Global	Link
University of Oregon. 2015. Tribal Climate Change Program. Available at: http://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu Categories: American Indians, Climate change, tribe, indigenous	2015		Link
US DOI. 2015. Available at: www.DOI.gov Categories: Energy	2015		Link
Improving collaboration between Native Americans and climate scientists. 2015. MSU Today. Categories: Climate Science, Research Ethics, Native Climate Science	2015	Great Lakes, East	Link
Walker, R. 2015. Swinomish Tribe Files Lawsuit to Stop Bakken Crude Oil Trains. Indian Country Today Media Network. April 9, 2015. Available at: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/04/09/swinomish-tribe-files-lawsuit-stop-bakken-crude-oil-trains-159938 Categories: Lawsuit, Swinomish, Bakken Crude Oil, Transportation, tribe, indigenous	2015	Pacfic Northwest	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.