Literature

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 Yearsort ascending Category Geography Website
United States, Congress, “2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives .” 2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives , 2017 2017 resource, USDA, Tribes, Tribal entities National Link
Site of Science. 2017. We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change. 2017 climate change, pollution, debris, plastics, adaptation, mitigation, natural processes, climate science, community, art, traditions, museum International, Global Link
Hipp, Janie Simms, and Duren, Colby D. June 2017. Regaining Our Future: An Assessment of Risks and Opportunities for Native Communities in the 2018 Farm Bill. Prior Lake, Minnesota: Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2017 climate change, agriculture, Farm bill, White house, Trump Administration, federal budgeting, planning, policy, management, legislation, human health, community justice, social justice, environmental racism Southwest, Midwes, North Dakota, South Dakota, National, United States Link
Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Pauly D, Weatherdon LV, Ota Y (2016) A Global Estimate of Seafood Consumption by Coastal Indigenous Peoples. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0166681. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166681 2017 climate change, marine, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, mitigation, adaptation, food justice, economy, subsistence International Link
n.a. 2017. New Report Reveals Bank Policies Fail to Respond to Climate Risks. Commondreams. 2017 climate change, financial assistance, insurance, lending, loans, fossil fuels, finance, energy, greenhouse gas, coal United States, National Link
Trump Administration. 2017. Fiscal Year 2018 The Interior Budget in Brief May 2017. 2017 Trump administration, budget, resource, allocation, financial assistance, budget cuts, programming National Link
2017 climate change, natural disaster, human health, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy, management, decison-making Oregon, Northwest, Pacific Northwest Link
Reuters. 2017. Indigenous people best custodians of threatened forests, studies show. 2017 climate change, deforestation, forestry, mitigation, adaptation, jurisdiction, restricted access, technical assistance, planning, policy, conservation, National, Global, International Link
Jason Searle, Exploring Alternatives to the "Consultation or Consent" Paradigm, 6 Mich. J. Envtl. & Admin. L. 485 (2017). 2017 DAPL, pipeline, North Dakota, Rosebud Sioux, Lakota, legislation, policy, litigation North Dakota, National Link
For indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food. The Conversation. 2017. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, marine, water health, fisheries, aquaculture, commercial, subsistence, self-determination, traditional ecological knowledge, National Link
Ross, A. 2017. Kilmer: Down the congressional rabbit hole. 2017 climate change, Trump Administration, shellfish, fisheries, coastal relocation, Native health,community wellness, congress, representation Washington state Link
Court Refuses to hear culvert case appeal. May 19, 2017. Northwest Treaty Tribes. 2017 salmon, habitat, restoration, impediments, culvert, block, restoration, legislation, planning, policy, state government Washington state Link
Leigh Brown, Patricia. 2017. Traditions Revived at a Tribal Culture Camp. The New York Times 2017 PNW, culture Pacific Northwest, California Link
Sen, Basav. 2017. Trump's War on the Climate. 2017 climate change, federal court, resistance, social justice, climate justice, climate science, denial United States, National, Global Link
Living on Earth. 2017. Land on Fire. 2017 cliamte change, wildfire, forest fire, management, risk, hazard, human health, safety, disaster prevention, disaster relief, planning, policy National, United States Link
Banerjee, N., Hirji, Z. 2017.Fighting Climate Change Can Be a Lonely Battle in Oil Country, Especially for a Kid. 2017 climate change, fossil fuels, Louisiana, environmentalism, social justice, environmental justice, emissions regulations Louisiana, United States, National Link
Harrington, Samantha. 2017. A Native American tribe is helping a forest adapt to climate change. Yale Climate Connections 2017 adaptation, forests, climate change Wisconsin, Upper Midwest Link
Philippe. 2017. Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier. 2017 climate change, seasonal migration, food production, food justice, social justice, climate justice, human health, noncommunicable diseases, local, sustainable, diet, nutrition, education, access National Link
United States Forest Service. 2017. Tribal Relations News and Events, Summer 2017. 2017 Tribal relations, collaboration, interagency, federal assistance, trust relationship, Shawnee, Tlingit, Cherokee, Hopi, Apache, huckleberries Washington state, Oklahoma, National, United States Link
Morrow, Allison. 2017. Nisqually tribe won't fish chum after historic decision. King 5 News. 2017 climate change, conservation, fisheries, salmon, population, habitat, restoration, conservation, sustainability, marine, fisheries, subsistence, commercial, industrial, traditional foods Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, Nisqually Link
Lee, J. 2017. There Are Climate Change Refugees in the U.S. Right Now. 2017 climate change, refugee, relocation, natural disaster, hazard, victims, human health, community justice, social justice Untied States Link
Barrera, S. 2017. Cherokee playwright tackles love, climate change at Autry. 2017 playwright, theater, climate justice, climate change, court, law, legislation, planning, policy United States Link
A Just Resilience. Lori Peek, Director, Natural Hazards Center. August 20, 2017. 2017 climate change, Charlottesville, racism, white supremacy, social inequality, Trump Administration, white house National, United States Link
Dockter, A. 2017. Native Nations Address Climate Change Challenges with Tools of Collaboration. 2017 climate change, natural disaster, hazard, human health, community, social justice, conservation, management, policy, adaptation, mitigation National, United States Link
Mjoseth, J. 2017. The Importance of Research Ethics to Native Communities. HHS. 2017 TEK, intellectual property, protection, preservation, conservation, legislation, research, ethics National Link
Belfer, E., Ford, J.D. & Maillet, M. Climatic Change (2017) 145: 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-2076-z 2017 climate change, media coverage, colonialism, marginalization, traditional knowledge, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand Link
Kahn, Brian. 2017. The EPA has started to remove Obama-era information. 2017 climate change, trump administration, Obama Administration, white house, federal, protection,administration, legislation National, United States Link
McKenna, Phil. 2017. Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes. 2017 climate change, alaska, Kodiak, grizzly bear, brown bear, salmon, seasonal diet, elderberries, berries, ecology Alaska, Pacific Northwest Coast, North Pacific, Northwest Link
Hill, D. 2017. Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land. The Guardian. 2017 religion, catholicism, sovereignty, self-determination, stewardship, jurisdiction, policy International, Global Link
Mundahl, E. 2017. Tribes’ Statement on Paris Agreement Shows Limits of Tribal Authority. 2017 climate change, paris climate agreement, Trump Administration, sovereignty, self-determination, self-governance, limited authority, social justice, environmental justice National, United States Link

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