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 Sort descending Year Geography Website
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
Sub-Cabinet, C.C., 2010. Alaska's climate change strategy: addressing impacts in Alaska. Final draft report by the adaptation advisory group.

Categories: Southeast Alaska, subsistence, mitigation, adaptation, relocation, economy, (endangered) traditional culture, Elders, traditional knowledge, TEK, traditional foods, fishing, fisheries, climate science, climate projections, vulnerability assessment

2010 Alaska Link
Subbaraman, N. 2017. The Trump Administration’s Climate Denial Could Be Catastrophic For Tribes. Buzzfeed.

Categories: climate change, trump administration, climate denial, stall, funding, support, policy, planning, federal support, vulnerability, at-risk communities, traditional foods, subsistence, economy

2017 Alaska, Gulf Coast, Washington, Canada, Oregon, California, Mexico, Texas, Northwest Coast, Pacific Link
Swain, Dr. Elizabeth, et al. Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate; Lessons from Success Stories. Climate Interactive, 2018, Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate; Lessons from Success Stories, img.climateinteractive.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Multisolving-at-the-Intersection-of-Health-and-Climate-1.pdf.

Categories: health, climate change, climate change adaptation, community health

2018 International Link
Swan C, Chief Albert P Naquin and Stanley Tom. 2015. Building Respectul Solutions. Forced Migration Review: Disasters and Displacement in a Changing Climate.

Categories: Relocation, tribe, indigenous

2015 United States Link
Swan, Colleen, Chief Albert P. Naquin, and Stanley Tom. 2015 Building Respectful Solutions. Forced Migration Review: Disasters and Displacement in a Changing Climate, Issue 49.

Categories: Forced Migration, Disasters, displacement, tribe, indigenous

2015 Southeast 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
Swanson, M, Trainor, F. 2016. Current Coastal Change Research/Management Projects and Priority Information Needs in from Cook Inlet through Southeastern Alaska

Categories: Southeast Alaska, climate change, coastal, erosion, marine, management, research

2016 Alaska Link
Swanston, Christopher W. Janowiak, Maria K. Brandt, Leslie A. Butler, Patricia R. Handler, Stephen D. Shannon, P. Danielle Derby Lewis, Abigail Hall, Kimberly Fahey, Robert T. Scott, Lydia Kerber, Angela Miesbauer, Jason W. Darling, Lindsay. Forest Adaptation Resources: Climate Change Tools and Approaches for Land Managers, 2nd Edition. USDA. 2016. 2016 National Link
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, 2010: Swinomish Climate Change Initiative Climate Adaptation Action Plan. 144 pp., Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Office of Planning and Community Development, La Conner, WA. URL ↩

Categories: Swinomish, Adaptation Plan, tribe, indigenous

2010 Northwest Link
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. 2009. Swinomish Climate Change Initiative Impact Assessment Technical Report.

Categories: Impact Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, tribe, indigenous

2009 Northwest
Swinomish Indian Tribe. 2014. Correlation and Climate Sensitivity of Human Health and Environmental Indicators in the Salish Sea. USGS.

Categories: climate change, fisheries, shelfish, aquaculture, management, conservation, collaboration, international

2014 Canada, United States, British Columbia, Washington state, Puget Sound Link
Sydell, L., 2010: FCC Eyes Broadband for Indian Reservations. NPR News. URL ↩

Categories: Reservations, Telecommunications, tribe, indigenous

2010 United States Link
Sydeman, W.J., E. Poloczanska, T.E. Reed, and S.A. Thompson. 2015. Climate change and marine vertebrates. Science 13 (350, no. 6262): 772-777, doi: 10.1126/science.aac9874

Categories: Marine Ecosystems Impacts, Marine Vertebrates, Population Dynamics, Climate Impacts

2015 Pacific Northwest, Coastal Link
Talloni-Álvarez, Nicolás E., et al. “Climate Change Impact on Canada's Pacific Marine Ecosystem: The Current State of Knowledge.” Marine Policy, vol. 104, no. June 2019, pp. 163–176., doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.035.

Categories: climate change impacts, oceans, acidification, rising temperatures, marine health, equity, fishing access, First Nations

2019 Canada Link
Tania Schoennagel, Penny Morgan, Jennifer Balch, Philip Dennison, Brian Harvey, Richard Hutto, Meg Krawchuk, Max Moritz, Ray Rasker, and Cathy Whitlock. 2016. Insights from wildfire science: a resource for fire policy discussions.

Categories: Wildfire, Climate Adaptation

2016 National Link
Tanner, T., Lewis, D., Wrathall, D., Bronen, R., Cradock-Henry, N., Huq, S., Lawless, C., Nawrotzki, R., Prasad, V., Rahman, Md. A., Alaniz, R., King, K., McNamara, K., Nadiruzzaman, Md., Henly- Shepard, S. and Thomalla, F. (2015) Livelihood resilience in the face of climate change, Nature Climate Change 5: 23–26. doi:10.1038/nclimate2431

Categories: Livelihood resilience, Climate change, resilience, human livelihood, agency

2015 Global Link
Tano, M. L., 2007: Indian Tribes and Climate Change: A Historical Perspective. 2 pp., The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, Denver, CO. URL

Categories: Climate change, American Indians, resource management, tribe, indigenous

2007 United States Link
Tano, M. L., J. M. Rubin, and K. C. Denham, 2003: Identifying the Burdens and Opportunities for Tribes and Communities in Federal Facility Cleanup Activities: Environmental Remediation Technology Assessment Matrix For Tribal and Community Decision-Makers. 65 pp., The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, Denver, CO. URL ↩

Categories: resource management, tribe, indigenous

2003 Link
Tegel, S. (2018, September 17). A Native Answer to Climate Change. U.S. News. Retrieved September 18, 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-09-17/indigenous-peoples-property-rights-may-help-slow-climate-change

Categories: indigenous rights, human rights, land management, climate change, Co2 emissions, illegal logging, deforestation

2018 South America Link
Teirstein, Zoya. "As Warming Waters Make Shellfish Toxic, a Way of Life Becomes Deadly for Native Alaskans." Grist, 26 Feb. 2020, https://grist.org/food/climate-change-is-turning-shellfish-toxic-and-threatening-alaska-natives/?utm_content=bufferc88cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Categories: shellfish poisoning, traditional foods, warming water temperatures, subsistence practices, culture

2020 Alaska Link
Tejsner, Pelle. 2013. Living with uncertainties: Qeqertarsuarmiut perceptions of changing sea ice. Polar Geography 36(1–2): 47–64.

Categories: Climate change, Arctic, sea ice, Coastal, harvesting, Greenland, Crisis-narratives, tribe, indigenous

2013 Arctic Link
Tengö, M., R. Hill, P. Malmer, C. M. Raymond, M. Spierenburg, F. Danielsen, T. Elmqvist, C. Folke. 2017. Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond—lessons learned for sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 26–27:17–25

Categories: climate change, TEK, traditional knowledge, knowledge transmission, management, planning, policy

2017 International Link
Terence, Malcolm. Karuk Tribe Holds Its Own Climate Study Session. Two Rivers Tribune. 2016.

Categories: climate assessment, climate science, indigenous knowledge, tribal lands, local government, orleans, Federal agency,

2016 California, Orleans, Pacific Northwest Link
Teresa Evans-Campbell. 2008. Historical Trauma in American Indian/Native Alaska Communities: Multilevel Framework for Exploring Impacts on Individuals, Families, and Communities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 23(3): 316-338.

Categories: historical trauma, American Indians, microaggressions, intergenerational trauma, tribe, indigenous

2008 United States Link
Teresa G. Jacobs and Santi Alston. Climate Change Impacts on Tribes’ Off-Reservation Resources: Legal Avenues for Protection. 2011.

Categories: legal strategies, off-reservation resources, cultural resource protection, traditional subsistence, prevention, ecological removal, treaty-protected,

2011 National, United States Link
Terri Hansen. 2016. 'Extreme Heat Week' Combats Climate Change With Resilience Strategies for Tribes. Indian Country Today Media Network.

Categories: Climate Adaptation, Climate Impacts, Indigenous Peoples, Drought

2016 National Link
Thackeray L (2012) 2012 Montana wildfires burn most acreage since 1910. Billings Gazette. 11/1/2012. Billings, MT

Categories: Wildfire

2012 Northwest Link
The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Injustice, and U.S. Colonialism. 2017. In Red Ink: An International Journal of Indigenous Literature, Arts, & Humanities.

Categories: environmental justice, social change, protest, demonstration, fossil fuel, capitalism, indigenous, sovereignty, self-determination, treaty rights

2017 Midwest, National, North Dakota Link
The Government-to-Government Relationship in a Changing Climate: A review of federal consultation policies

Categories: Consultation, Federal Policy

2012 National Link