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 descending Geography Website
Kastalia Medrano. 2016. Can Native American Oyster Practices Rejuvenate the Chesapeake Bay? Pacific Standard.

Categories: shellfish, commercial fishing, industry, productivity, oyster, native species, restoration

2016 Chesapeake Bay, North East, Atlantic, East Coast Link
Saez, Catherine. On Eve Of WIPO Traditional Knowledge Negotiations, Nations Swap Experiences. IPW. 2016.

Categories: traditional knowledge, intellectual property, protection, retention, collaboration, TEK, knowledge sovereignty

2016 International, Global Link
WRSC. 2016. Western Region 2016 Accomplishment Report.

Categories: wildfire, fire, management, climate change, prevention, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy

2016 Western United States Link
United States, Congress, Federal Highway Administration. “Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-Making.” Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-Making, 2016.

Categories: highways, transportation, climate change, climate change impacts, environmental justice, equity

2016 National Link
V. Savo, D. Lepofsky, J. P. Benner, K. E. Kohfeld, J. Bailey & K. Lertzman. 2016. Observations of climate change among subsistence-oriented communities around the world. Nature Climate Change 6, 462–473.

Categories: Subsistence-Oriented Communities, First Foods, Climate Science, Meta-Study

2016 International Link
Little, Jeremy S., 2016, Climate Models, Climate Projections, and Uncertainty: A Primer for Southeast Alaska. Alaska Climate Science Center and US Geological Survey.

Categories: Southeast Alaska, climate models, climate projections, uncertainty, downscaling, local projections, global projections, climate science, geomorphology, coastline, sea level rise,

2016 Alaska Link
Native Americans Adapting to Changes in What-Grows-Where. YCC. 2016. 2016 National Link
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2016. Qualitative Assessment: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change on Endangered Species Act Recovery Actions for the South Fork Nooksack River, WA. EPA/600/R-16/153. Western Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR.

Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, restoration, habitat, stream quality, water health, planning, policy,

2016 Washington state, Nooksack Link
Mistry, J. Berardi, A. Bridging indigenous and scientific knowledge. Science 2016: Vol. 352, Issue 6291, pp. 1274-1275 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1160

Categories: emissions, deforestation, climate mitigation, adaptation, sustainability, community programs, indigenous knowledge, oral traditions, shared social memory, ecosystem degradation, community initiatives, traditional knowledge, local

2016 National, International, United States Link
Five Tribes Benefit from Hands-On Training in Solar Operations and Maintenance. OIE. 2016.

Categories: climate change, renewable energy, solar power, infrastructure, reduce, carbon, emissions

2016 Midwest, East Coast Link
Little, Jeremy S., 2016, Downscaled climate projections for southeast Alaska and considerations for use in modeling, management, and planning. Alaska Climate Science Center and US Geological Survey.

Categories: Southeast Alaska, coastal, marine, downscaling, climate projections, historical climate, hydrology, snow,

2016 Alaska Link
Rhoades, Hannibal. World Conservation Congress Approves Historic Measure To Protect Indigenous Sacred Lands. IC Magazine. 2016.

Categories: native rights, tribal conservation, protection, sovereignty, invasive

2016 United States, International Link
Kornfeld, Itzchak E., 2016. The Impact of Climate Change on American and Canadian Indigenous Peoples and Their Water Resources: A Climate Justice Perspective (August 31, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2832879

Categories: climate change, Canada, social justice, climate justice, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy

2016 Canada, United States Link
Chief, K., Meadow, A. and Whyte, K., 2016. Engaging Southwestern Tribes in Sustainable Water Resources Topics and Management. Water, 8(8), p.350.

Categories: water resources, management, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, water rights, mining claims

2016 Nationa, Southwest Link
Alessa, L., Kliskey, A., Gamble, J., Fidel, M., Beaujean, G., Gosz, J. 2016. The role of Indigenous science and local knowledge in integrated observing systems: moving toward adaptive capacity indices and early warning systems. Springer 11(1): 91-102.

Categories: Community-based observing networks, environmental monitoring, climate adaptation, Traditional Knowledges, Indigenous Science, Knowledge Co-Production

2016 National Link
Michael A. Crimmins, Daniel B. Ferguson, Jeremy L. Weiss, Holly Faulstich. n.d. Hopi Climate Report – An Overview to Support Drought Monitoring & Management.

Categories: Climate Adaptation, Drought Monitoring, Assessment

2016 Southwest Link
Photo Diary: A Week in Rural Alaska Where Climate Change Is Threatening a Village, Its School and Way of Life. The 74 Magazine. 2016.

Categories: climate change, relocation, erosion, infrastructure, school

2016 Alaska, Arctic, Bering Sea Link
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
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
Dockry, M., Hall, K., Van Lopik, W., Caldwell, C. 2016. Sustainable development education, practice, and research: an indigenous model of sustainable development at the College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA. Springer 11(1): 127-138.

Categories: Sustainable Development, Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute SDI Model, Community Planning, Participatory Research

2016 National 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
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
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
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
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
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
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