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.

McNutt, Deborah (ed). 2009. Northwest Tribes: Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change. Brief prepared for the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute. Olympia, WA: Evergreen State College.

Type

Literature

Publication

Year Published

2009

Description

This brief summarizes global drivers of climate change, describes impacts facing tribes today, and explores ongoing and future paths for tribal adaptation and mitigation efforts.

Geography

National

Washington

Northwest

International (Canada)

Website

https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/climatechangebooklet.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.