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.

United States v. Washington State

Type

Literature

Publication

Martinez, Ricardo S. Appeal from the Unite States District Court for the Western District of Washington. United States v. Washington State. 2016.

Year Published

2016

Organization

Court of Appeals

Description

In June 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Washington state's management of culverts violates 19th century treaties with Native American tribes because they restrict the movement of salmon. In August, Washington State asked for a rehearing, saying the decision puts millions of dollars on taxpayers to update the culverts. In order to grant a rehearing en banc, a majority of the 9th Circuit's 28 active judges must vote in favor. The tribes involved in the case include the Suquamish Tribe, the Nisqually Indian Tribe, the Nooksack Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

Geography

National

Washington state

Website

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/06/27/13-35474.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.