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
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
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
Kealiikanakaoleohaililani, K., Giardina, C. 2016. Embracing the sacred: an indigenous framework for tomorrow’s sustainability science. Springer 11(1): 57-67. Categories: Sustainability Sciences, Traditional Knowledges, Resource Management, Sacred	2016	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
Why Native American Tribes Are In McCall To Plan For Climate Change. Boise State. 2016. Categories: climate change, traditional foods, drought, salmon, water rights, wildfires	2016.	United States, Northwest	Link
Darryl Fears. 2016. Scientists say climate change is threatening the lifeblood of Canada’s native people. Washington Post. Categories: Climate Impacts, Species Decline, Salmon	2016.	Alaska, National, International (Canada)	Link
Whitehouse. 2016. Federal Drought Plan. Categories: Drought, Planning, Climate Impacts, management, planning, policy, legislation, contingency, climate change, Obama archive	2016.	National	Link
McKenna, Phil. 2017. Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes. Categories: climate change, alaska, Kodiak, grizzly bear, brown bear, salmon, seasonal diet, elderberries, berries, ecology	2017	Alaska, Pacific Northwest Coast, North Pacific, Northwest	Link
Capriccioso, Rob. 2017. Plea to Trump: Protect White House Council on Native American Affairs. Indian Country Media Network. Categories: social justice, sovereignty, tribal protection, treaty, trump administration, budget cuts, planning, policy, legislation	2017	National	Link
Lee, J. 2017. There Are Climate Change Refugees in the U.S. Right Now. Categories: climate change, refugee, relocation, natural disaster, hazard, victims, human health, community justice, social justice	2017	Untied States	Link
PBS. 2017. Broken Treaties: The history of the native people of Oregon and how they went from possessing 100 percent of the state's land to nearly none of it. Categories: treaties, legislation, policy, management, Federal recognition, traditional lands, treaty lands, sovereignty, self determination	2017	Oregon	Link
Mjoseth, J. 2017. The Importance of Research Ethics to Native Communities. HHS. Categories: TEK, intellectual property, protection, preservation, conservation, legislation, research, ethics	2017	National	Link
Marsh, Rene. 2017. Trump administration dismisses climate change advisory panel. Categories: climate change, Trump administration, white house, advisory panel, climate science, politics, legislation	2017	National, United States	Link
Flatt, Courtney. 2017. Proposed EPA Cuts Could Pose Big Problems For Tribes. KUOW. Categories: budget cuts, support, climate change, environmental hazard, trump administration, white house, legislation, planning, policy, grants	2017	National	Link
Dockter, A. 2017. Native Nations Address Climate Change Challenges with Tools of Collaboration. Categories: climate change, natural disaster, hazard, human health, community, social justice, conservation, management, policy, adaptation, mitigation	2017	National, United States	Link
Wilson, Conrad. 2017. Northwest Tribes Call For End To Moving Fossil Fuels Through Gorge. PBS. Categories: fossil fuels, oil, pollution, spill, environmental degradation, sacred places, tribes, sovereignty, self determination	2017	Oregon	Link
Visser, Nick. 2017. Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Agency Website. Again. Categories: climate change, Trump administration, white house, anti-science, climate change denial,	2017	National	Link
AMS. 2017. State of the Climate in 2016. Categories: climate change, meteorology, carbon emissions, expectations, observations	2017	International, Global	Link
Pierre-Louis, K. 2017. If the EPA doesn't believe in science, what is it good for? Popular Science. Categories: claimtea change, environmental protection, budget cuts, governemntal agency, funding, climate science, trump administration, white house. legislation, planning, policy	2017	National	Link
Mundahl, E. 2017. Tribes’ Statement on Paris Agreement Shows Limits of Tribal Authority. Categories: climate change, paris climate agreement, Trump Administration, sovereignty, self-determination, self-governance, limited authority, social justice, environmental justice	2017	National, United States	Link
McNeeley, S.M., 2017. Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country. Weather, Climate, and Society, 9(3), pp.393-404. Categories: climate change, conservation, management, legislation, societal impacts, policy, natural resources, cultural resources	2017	National	Link
Fatorić, S. and Seekamp, E., 2017. Evaluating a decision analytic approach to climate change adaptation of cultural resources along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Land Use Policy, 68, pp.254-263.	2017	Northeast, Atlantic Coast	Link
Harvey, C. 2017. This climate lawsuit could change everything. No wonder the Trump administration doesn’t want it going to trial. The Washington Post. Categories: trump administration, climate change, lawsuit, OCT, federal government, supreme court, mitigation, emissions, standards, legislation	2017	National	Link
Hsiang, S., Kopp, R., Jina, A., Rising, J., Delgado, M., Mohan, S., Rasmussen, D.J., Muir-Wood, R., Wilson, P., Oppenheimer, M. and Larsen, K., 2017. Estimating economic damage from climate change in the United States. Science, 356(6345), pp.1362-1369. Categories: climate change, weather patterns, precipitation, short-term, climate science, projections,	2017	United States	Link
Champagne, Duane. 2017. Trump’s Policies Threaten Tribal Sovereignty. IndianCountry Today. Categories: Trump Administration, BIA, federal assistance, grants, financial assistance	2017		Link
United States, Congress, “2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives .” 2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives , 2017 Categories: resource, USDA, Tribes, Tribal entities	2017	National	Link
USGS. 2017. Model development for climate-driven impacts to berry resources in Alaska. Categories: berries, conservation, management, sustainability, planning, policy, projections	2017	Alaska	Link
Profita, Cassandra. 2017. Climate Change Is Making Smoky, Unhealthy Air More Common. Categories: climate change, wildfire, asthma, heart disease, human health, risk, hazard, air quality, smoke, pollution	2017	Northwest, Pacific Northwest	Link
Winters, Chris. 2017. After 90 years, salmon are returning to upper Sultan River. HeraldNET. Categories: climate change, restoration, conservation, management, repopulation, habitat, spawning	2017	Washington, Pacific Northwest	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.