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
Banegas, D. (2016). United States Department of Agriculture, "From Devastation to Resoration", https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/02/11/devastation-restoration

Categories: sagebrush, ecosystems, wildfires, drought, cheatgrass, invasive species, seed restoration

2016 Link
Chris Frans, Erkan Istanbulluoglu, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Garry Clarke, Theodore J. Bohn and Matt Stumbaugh. 2016. Implications of decadal to century scale glacio-hydrological change for water resources of the Hood River Basin, OR U.S.A. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10872


Categories: Climate Change, Glacial Melting, Hood River, Hydrology, Watersheds, Climate Impacts

2016 West, Northwest Link
George G. Waldbusser, Matthew W. Gray, Burke Hales, Chris J. Langdon, Brian A. Haley, Iria Gimenez, Stephanie R. Smith, Elizabeth L. Brunner, Greg Hutchinson. Slow shell building, a possible trait for resistance to the effects of acute ocean acidification. Limnology and Oceanography, 2016; DOI: 10.1002/lno.10348

Categories: Native oysters, climate adaptation, habitat restoration, population restoration, resilient, case study, climate change, acidification

2016 Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coast, British Columbia, Vancouver, Washignton, Oregon, California Link
Sequim Gazette. 2016. Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe builds logjams for salmon habitat.

Categories: salmon, migration, habitat, restoration, climate change, spawning, fishing, cultural resources

2016 Washington, Pacific Northwest Link
Zanotti, L., Palomino-Schalscha, M.. 2016. Taking different ways of knowing seriously: cross-cultural work as translations and multiplicity. Springer 11(1): 139-152.

Categories: Traditional Knowledges, Indigenous Science, Decolonizing Research, Ethics

2016 National, International Link
Flaccus, Gillian. Tribe trucks totem pole 7,700 km across U.S. and Canada in fossil fuels protest. National Post. 2016.

Categories: cliamte change, demonstration, protest, solidarity, social justice, native networks

2016 Washington state, National 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
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
Schuessler, Ryan. 2016. This Could Explain All Those Strong Happenings in Alaska’s Waters: The Washington Post.

Categories: Toxins and Pollution, Environmental Degradation, Algae, Environmental Science.

2016 Alaska Link
Herman, R.D.K. 2016. Traditional knowledge in a time of crisis: climate change, culture and communication. Springer 11(1): 163-176.

Categories: Western Science, Traditional Knowledges, Indigeneity, Knowledge Co-Production

2016 International Link
Stein, Jill Dr. Standing Rock Sioux on the front lines of the climate emergency. Capitol Hill Publishing Corp. 2016.

Categories: climate change, corporations, fossil fuel extraction, emissions, protest,

2016 North Dakota, United States Link

Categories: Southeast Alaska, streamflow, hydrology, adaptation, fisheries, management

2016 Alaska Link
Co-producing Science and Tools for Drought Preparedness with the Wind River Reservation's Tribal Water Managers. DOI. 2016.

Categories: tribal water management, drought, climate science, Water rights, water health, climate adaptation

2016 Midwest, Wyoming, Montana, Eastern Oregon Link
Banegas, D. 2016. Between Two Worlds: Frank Lake heals the land using modern science and traditional ecological knowledge. USGS.

Categories: climate change, wildfire, tek, traditional ecological knowledge, management, technical knowledge, Indigenous climate science, cultural resources, human health

2016 Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Western United States Link
n.a. 2016. Indigenous women in Peru combat climate change and boost economy. UN Women.

Categories: climate change, Native women, Indigeneity, adaptation, TEK, ancestral practices, tradition, agriculture, economy, management, planning, social justice, gender equality, food justice

2016 Peru Link
Hallum, Mark. 2016. Climate Change May Have Big Impact on American Indian Tribes Out West: The Inquisitr News

Categories: Climate Resilience, Climate Change Vulnerability, Drought & Agriculture.

2016 Western United States. Link
USFWS. 2016. The Service's: Native American Policy. 510 FW 1.

Categories: Policy, Conservation, Cultural Resources, Federal-Tribal Collaboration

2016 National Link
2015-2016: A YEAR IN 15 STORIES. Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. 2016.

Categories: climate change, climate science, assessment, community outreach, summary, report, application, policy

2016 United States Link
Isabelle Groc. 2016. Some Whales Like Global Warming Just Fine. National Geographic.

Categories: Whales, Climate Impacts, Temperature Change

2016 National, International Link
Historical baselines and the future of shell calcification for a foundation species in a changing ocean. University of Chicago. 2016.

Categories: climate science, fisheries, ocean acidification, Pleistocene era, shellfish, shell midden

2016 National, Coastal Ecosystems Link
Swanson, M, Trainor, F. 2016. Current Coastal Change Research/Management Projects and Priority Information Needs in from Cook Inlet through Southeastern Alaska

Categories: climate change, coastal, erosion, marine, management, resource,

2016 National, Coastal Link
Oregon State Interactive Communications. 2016. Native Perspective: Oregon State University. 2016 Oregon, Western United States. Link
UBC News. 2016. Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half.

Categories: Salmon, Herring, Population Decline, Climate Impacts

2016 Northwest, International (Canada), British Columbia Link
Dolan, Maura. Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says . LA Times. 2016.

Categories: arctic, climate change, oil, vulnerability assessment, endagered

2016 Arctic, Alaska Link
n.a. 2016. Climate and Health Fact Sheets. North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. EPA

Categories: climate change, human health, environmental health, air quality, wildfire risk, water quality, environmental justice, indigenous, disability, pregnancy,

2016 National Link
Gombay-McGill, Katherine. 2016. Climate and Politics Could Test Arctic People: Futurity.

Categories: Climate Resilience, Climate Vulnerability, Environmental Science, Social Stability, Future Generations.

2016 Alaska, Arctic, Canada. Link
Weatherdon, J.; Ota, Y.; Jones, M.; Close, D.; Cheung, W.2016. Projected Scenarios for Coastal First Nations’ Fisheries Catch Potential under Climate Change: Management Challenges and Opportunities. PLoS ONE. 11: e0145285.

Categories: Traditional Knowledges, Site-Specific Mitigation and Adaptation, Joint-Management, Salmon, Species Decline, Species Range Shift

2016 Northwest, International (Canada), British Columbia Link
Arctic indigenous leaders from Alaska, Russia, and Canada to make historic London address on impacts of Arctic Ocean shipping. The Arctic Journal. 2016.

Categories: arctic, climate change, fossil fuels, policy, negotiation

2016 Arctic, Alaska, Russia, Siberia, Canada Link
K.R. Jones, J.E.M. Watson, H.P. Possingham, C.J. Klein. 2016. Incorporating climate change into spatial conservation prioritisation: A review. Biological Conservation, Volume 194, 121–130. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.008

Categories: Climate Impacts, Conservation, Climate Modeling, Ecological Restoration

2016 National, International Link