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.

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
Chapin, Stuart, F. , III, Trainor, Sarah F., Cochran, Patricia, Huntington, Henry P., Markon, Carl, McCammon, Molly, McGuire, David A., and Mark Serreze. 2014. Chapter 22: Alaska. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 514-536. doi:10.7930/J00Z7150. Categories: Climate change, Alaska, tribe, indigenous, sea ice, glaciers, Thawing Permafrost, Ocean Temperatures and Chemistry, Native Communities	2014	Alaska, Arctic	Link
Orlove, Ben, Lazrus, heather, Hovelsrud, Grete K., and Alessandra Giannini. 2014. Recognitions and Responsibilities. On the origins and consequences of the uneven attention to climate change around the world. Current Anthropology 55(3):249–261. Categories: Climate change, anthropology, global warming	2014	Global	Link
Chief K. Daigle, J. Lynn K. Whyte, K. (2014) "Indigenous Experiences in the US Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship in the Anthropocene" Categories: Adaptation, Forests, Culture, Traditional Knowledge, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States
Holen, D., 2014. Fishing for community and culture: the value of fisheries in rural Alaska. Polar Record, 50(4), pp.403-413. Categories: Southeast Alaska, Chenega, fishing, fisheries, rural communities, economy, social economy, commercial fishing, subsistence fishing, traditional gathering, cultural values, food security, job security, cultural resources, natural resources, youth, intergenerational knowledge	2014	Alaska	Link
Reid M. G., Hamilton, C., Reid, S. K., Trousdale, W., Hill, C., Turner, N., Picard, C. R., Lamontagne, C. and Matthews, H. D. (2014) Indigenous climate change adaptation planning using a value-focused approach: A case study with the Gitga’at Nation. Journal of Ethnobiology, 34, 401–424. Categories: coastal adaptation, adaptation planning, resource dependent communities, values-based planning, ndigenous peoples, tribe, indigenous	2014	coastal tribes	Link
Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup (CTKW) (2014) Guidelines for considering traditional knowledges in climate change initiatives, Brochure. https://climatetkw.wordpress.com Categories: Traditional Knowledge, Adaptation, resilience	2014	Global	Link
Reo, N. J., & Parker, A. K. (2014). Re-thinking colonialism to prepare for the impacts of rapid environmental change. In Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States (pp. 163-174). Climatic Change. Springer International Publishing. Categories: environmental change, colonialism, Adaptation, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States	Link
Danielsen, F., Topp-Jørgensen, E., Levermann, N., Løvstrøm, P., Schiøtz, M., Enghoff, M., and Jakobsen, P. 2014. Counting what counts: Using local knowledge to improve Arctic resource management. Polar Geography 37(1):69 – 91. Categories: Climate change, Adaptation, local knowledge, Arctic, resource management, tribe, indigenous	2014	Arctic	Link
Rising Voices. 2014. Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: Bringing Together Science and Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Create Positive Solutions. Workshop report. June 30-July 2, 2014. Boulder, CO, National Center for Atmospheric Research. Categories: Adaptation, impacts (health, livelihoods, declining sea ice), Relocation, tribe, indigenous	2014		Link
Donatuto, J., E.E. Grossman, J. Konovsky, S. Grossman and L.W. Campbell. 2014. Indigenous community health and climate change: Integrating biophysical and social science indicators. Coastal Management Journal, 42(4): 355-373. Categories: Climate change, community health, Impact Assessment, indigenous, sea-level rise, shellfish, shoreline armoring, tribe	2014	Northwest, Canada	Link
Rising Voices. 2014a Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: Bringing Together Science and Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Create Positive Solutions. Workshop Report. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, June 30-July 2. Categories: Climate Change Adaptation, traditional knowledges, declining sea ice, Health, hazards, Relocation, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States	Link
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) 2014 EPA to Assist Seminole Tribe of Florida Bolster Climate Resilience and Readiness. November 19. http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C2F26C95B9833DE085257D950079C3A2 Categories: EPA, climate resilience, Seminole tribe, water utilities	2014	Southeast	Link
Rising Voices. 2014b Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: Bringing Together Science and Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Create Positive Solutions – Water Quality and Quantity Group Report. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, June 30-July 2. Categories: Climate Change Adaptation, variability, water rights, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States	Link
CAKE. 2014. Flood and Erosion Hazard Assessment for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Phase 1 Report for the Sauk River Climate Impacts Study. Categories: climate change, planning, policy, management, climate science, projections, natural resources, infrastructure	2014	Washington state, Pacific Northwest	Link
Fisher M. 2014. Native American Tribe Prepares for Climate Change with the Help of a Soil Scientist. Soil Horizons. Categories: Climate Change Adaptation, resource management, tribe, indigenous	2014	Southwest	Link
Smith, L. M., Wade, C. M., Case, J. L., Harwell, L. C., Straub, K. R., & Summers, J. K. (2014). Evaluating the Transferability of a US Human Well-Being Index (HWBI) Framework to Native American Populations. Social Indicators Research, 1-26. Categories: wellbeing, index, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2014) Assessment of American Indian Housing Needs and Programs: Final Report. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, Washington DC. Categories: Housing, tribe, indigenous	2014	United States	Link
Ford, J. D., Willox, A. C., Chatwood, S., Furgal, C., Harper, S., Mauro, I., & Pearce, T. (2014). Adapting to the effects of climate change on Inuit health. American journal of public health, 104(S3), e9-e17. Categories: Alaska Natives, Health, Climate change, tribe, indigenous	2014	Arctic, Alaska	Link
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2014) "Report on the meeting on available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation, needs of local and indigenous communities and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for adaptation" Categories: traditional knowledges, Adaptation, gender, tribe, indigenous	2014	Global	Link
Ford, James D., McDowell, Graham, and Julie Jones. 2014. The state of climate change adaptation in the Arctic. Environmental Research Letters 9. Doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/10/104005 Categories: Arctic, Climate change, Adaptation, systematic review, adaptation tracking, monitoring and evaluation, tribe, indigenous	2014	Arctic	Link
USDA, Forest Service (US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service) (2014) Memorandum of Understanding Among the Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians North Carolina Arboretum and Germplasm Repository U.S. Geological Survey, N. Carolina Water Science Center and the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. FS Agreement Number 14-MU-11330101-076 Categories: partnership, Natural Resources, Cultural Resources, tribe, indigenous	2014	Southeast	Link
Georgakakos, A., P. Fleming, M. Dettinger, C. Peters-Lidard, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, K. Reckhow, K. White, and D. Yates, 2014: Ch. 3: Water Resources. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 69-112. doi:10.7930/ J0G44N6T. Categories: Climate change, Water Resources, precipitation, Drought, Flooding, Groundwater, Coastal Aquifers, Wetlands, Lakes and rivers, water demand, water resource, Management, Adaptation	2014	United States	Link
Walsh, John, Donald Wuebbles, Katharine Hayhoe, James Kossin, Kenneth Kunkel, Graeme Stephens, Peter Thorne, Russell Vose, Michael Wehner, Josh Willis, David Anderson, Scott Doney, Richard Feely, Paula Hennon, Vlatcheslav Kharin, Thomas Knutson, Felix Landerer, Tim Lenton, John Kennedy, and Richard Somerville (2014) Ch. 2: Our Changing Climate. In Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment. Jerry M. Melillo, Terese Richmond, and Gary W. Yohe, eds. Pp. 19-67. Washington, DC: U.S. Global Change Research Program. Categories: Climate change, Adaptation, risk, vulnerability, assessment, sea ice	2014	United States	Link
United States, Congress, National Agricultural Statistics Service. “2012 Census of Agriculture; American Indian Reservations.” 2012 Census of Agriculture; American Indian Reservations, vol. 2, ser. 5, USDA, 2014. 5. Categories: agriculture, reservations, farming, ranching, data, research	2014	Reservations	Link
Hatfield, J., G. Takle, R. Grotjahn, P. Holden, R. C. Izaurralde, T. Mader, E. Marshall, and D. Liverman, 2014: Ch. 6: Agri- culture. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 150-174. doi:10.7930/J02Z13FR Categories: Climate change, articulture resources, Weeds, Diseases, Pests, Soil erosion, Drought, Adaptation, Food Security	2014	United States	Link
Whyte, K.P 2014. “A Concern About Shifting Interactions between Indigenous and Nonindigenous Parties in U.S. Climate Adaptation Contexts.” Interdisciplinary Environmental Review 15 (2/3): 114-133. Categories: Climate justice, Environmental Justice, treaty rights, indigenous peoples, tribal jurisdiction, Climate Change Adaptation, indigenous resilience, indigenous sustainability, tribe, indigenous	2014	US, Canada	Link
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina. 2014. The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: U.S. OBLIGATIONS UNDER HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES: ICCPR 2014 & UPR 2011. Categories: Human Rights, United States Government, International Law	2014	International, National	Link
Hong, E., Perkins, R., & Trainor, S. (2014). Thaw Settlement Hazard of Permafrost Related to Climate Warming in Alaska. Arctic, 67(1), 93-103. Categories: Permafrost Settlement Hazard Index, permafrost, thaw subsidence, thaw settlement, thaw settlement risk in Alaska, climate warming	2014	Alaska, Arctic	Link
Brubaker, Mike; Flensburg, Sue; Skarada, Jennifer. 2014. Climate Change and Health Effects in Bristol Bay Region of Alaska. [powerpoint]. Alaska Strategies for Community Health. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Center for Climate and Health, Anchorage. Categories: Climate change, Indigenous health, Bristol Bay, Alaska, Arctic, tribe, indigenous	2014	Alaska, Arctic	Link
Whyte, K.P., M. Dockry, W. Baule, D. Fellman, 2014. Supporting Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Through Community Participatory Strategic Foresight Scenario Development. In: Project Reports. D. Brown, W. Baule, L. Briley, and E. Gibbons, eds. Available from the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA) Center. http://glisa.umich.edu/media/files/projectreports/GLISA_ProjRep_Strategic-Foresight.pdf Categories: Strategic foresight, adaptation planning, Menominee Theoretical Model of Sustainability, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Nation, Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, tribe, indigenous	2014	Midwest	Link

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.