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.

 

Mi’kmaq Nation Thirteen Moons Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Type
Tribal Adaptation Plans
Organization
Mi’kmaq Nation
Description

The Mi’kmaq Nation is the most northeasterly Federally recognized Tribe in the United States with a service area of all of Aroostook County in northern Maine. Aroostook County is the second largest county in the United States with a land area of 6,672 square miles – making it larger than the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Three and a half million acres of Aroostook County are forested with most of that area actively managed for the timber resources. The County is a natural resources rich area with significant impacts on the economy of the region from the natural resources. 

Geography