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.

2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Type

Literature

Publication

United States, Congress, “2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives .” 2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives , 2017

Year Published

2017

Organization

USDA

Description

The USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) was developed
to provide tribal leaders and tribal citizens, 1994 Land-Grant Tribal Colleges and Universities,
AI/AN businesses, and non-governmental organizations serving AI/AN communities with a
tool for navigating USDA resources. The USDA programs and services available to members
of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes are described in the following pages. This guide
provides readers with a comprehensive summary of USDA Programs, separated into four
categories:
1. Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Traditional Foods
2. Business and Community Development
3. Conservation and Forestry
4. Research, Extension, and Outreach

Geography

National

Website

https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2016-usda-tribal-guide.pdf

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.