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
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
Climate Change and Our Natural Resources: A Report from the Treaty Tribes in Western Washington. NWTT. 2016. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy, fisheries, marine health, cultural resources, food sovereignty	2016	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
Brinkman, T.J., Hansen, W.D., Chapin, F.S., Kofinas, G., BurnSilver, S. and Rupp, T.S., 2016. Arctic communities perceive climate impacts on access as a critical challenge to availability of subsistence resources. Climatic Change, 139(3-4), pp.413-427. Categories: climate change, subsistence, ice, arctic, traditional knowledge, environment, wild foods, food justice, adaptation, human health, economy	2016	Alaska, Arctic	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
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
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
Whitehouse. 2016. Federal Drought Plan. Categories: Drought, Planning, Climate Impacts, management, planning, policy, legislation, contingency, climate change, Obama archive	2016.	National	Link
Kahn, Brian. 2017. The EPA has started to remove Obama-era information. Categories: climate change, trump administration, Obama Administration, white house, federal, protection,administration, legislation	2017	National, United States	Link
Popovich, N. 2017. Trump’s Executive Order Pushes the U.S. Climate Pledge Further Out of Reach. New York Times. Categories: climate change, emissions, standards, greenhouse gasses, regulations, deregulated	2017	National	Link
Morrow, Allison. 2017. Nisqually tribe won't fish chum after historic decision. King 5 News. Categories: climate change, conservation, fisheries, salmon, population, habitat, restoration, conservation, sustainability, marine, fisheries, subsistence, commercial, industrial, traditional foods	2017	Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, Nisqually	Link
Littel, Jeremy. 2017. Practical Notes on Using Climate Predictions in Alaska. Department of the Interior, USGS, Alaska Climate Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Categories: Southeast Alaska, climate science, climate change, climate modeling, climate projections, global climate projections, downscaling, regional climate projections, precipitation, temperature,	2017	Alaska	Link
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila. 2017. The right to be cold is key to addressing climate change says Nobel nominee. Categories: climate change, arctic, Inuit, Inupiaq, TEK, Traditional ecological knowledge, weather patterns, polar ice sheets, temperature, adaptation, mitigation	2017	Arctic, Alaska, Canada, United States, Global, International	Link
Holden, Emily, 2017. Was the Clean Power Plan Really Bad for the Economy? Categories: greenhouse gas regulations, deregulated, coal, natural gas, Clean Power Plan, Trump Administration, energy, footprint	2017	National	Link
SBS. 2017. US won't budge on climate change despite Indigenous groups and Arctic nations' pleas. Categories: climate change, arctic, Alaska, legislation, Trump Administration, global warming	2017	Arctic, Alaska	Link
Blackfeet Nation. 2017. Holistic Conservation is Not New to the Blackfeet Nation. Categories: climate change, stewardship, planning, management, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, Tradition, cultural practices	2017	Montana	Link
Sparling, E., P. Byer, P. Cobb and H. Auld. (2017). Best Practices for Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change in Project-Level Environmental Assessments. Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR) and Risk Sciences International (RSI). Categories: climate change, climate change impacts, environmental assessment, planning, adaptation	2017		Link
Clayton, S., Manning, C. M., Krygsman, K., & Speiser, M. (2017). Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, and ecoAmerica. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, human health, community, climate science, recommendations, planning, policy	2017	National	Link
Eilperin, J., Dennis, B. 2017. Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama’s climate-change record. Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama’s climate-change record Categories: EPA, coal emissions, greenhouse gas regulations, energy, clean energy, alternative, climate change, mitigation, policy	2017	National, Global	Link
Hill, D. 2017. Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land. The Guardian. Categories: religion, catholicism, sovereignty, self-determination, stewardship, jurisdiction, policy	2017	International, Global	Link
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate change is already forcing U.S. communities to abandon their homes. Think Progress. Categories: climate change, relocation, natural disaster, hazard, human health, land loss, adaptation, legislation	2017	National	Link
n.a. 2017. Prof. Rebecca Tsosie: Current Issues in Intellectual Property Rights to Cultural Resources. Native American Rights Fund. Categories: United Nations, UNDRIP, Indigenous rights, intellectual property, TEK, cultural practices, traditions, legislation, policy	2017	International, Global, United States	Link
Light, John. 2017. Kids Suing Trump Hope the Courts Step Up on Climate Change. Bill Moyers. Categories: climate change, litigation, legislation, supreme court, trump administration, supreme court, OCT, Our Children's Trust	2017	National	Link
Dhillon, C.M., 2017. Using citizen science in environmental justice: participation and decision-making in a Southern California waste facility siting conflict. Local Environment, pp.1-18. Categories: climate change, planning, policy, management, zoning, development, waste programs, community, collaboration	2017	National, United States	Link
Sankey, J. B., Kreitler, J., Hawbaker, T. J., McVay, J. L., Miller, M. E., Mueller, E. R., . . . Sankey, T. T. (2017). Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds. Geophysical Research Letters. Retrieved October 30, 2018, from https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2017GL073979. Categories: climate change, wildfire, erosion, water quality, water supply, watershed health, sedimentation	2017	United States	Link
Melvin, A.M., Murray, J., Boehlert, B. et al. Climatic Change (2017) 141: 783. doi:10.1007/s10584-017-1923-2 Categories: climate change, wildfire, adaptation, mitigation, water quality, biodiversity, expense, cost, alaska	2017	Alaska, United States	Link
Davenport, C., Rubin, A. J. 2017Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies. Categories: coal emissions, greenhouse gas regulations, deregulated, Clean Power Act, Trump administration, EPA, climate change, mitigation	2017	National, International	Link
n.a. 2017. Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived. Phys Org. Categories: climate change, climate science, ancient climate, colonization, settlement, past projections,	2017	North America, Minnesota, Great Plains, Midwest	Link
Foytlin, Cherri. 2017. Indigenous Youth Took Center Stage at the People's Climate March. alternet.com Categories: climate change, social justice, racial justice, environmental justice, climate march	2017	National	Link
Lee, J.H., 2017. Improving Native American Tribes’ Voice in International Climate Change Negotiations. American Indian Law Journal, 5(2), p.7. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, Indigenous people, community resilience, food security, TEK, cultural resources, tradition, cultural genocide, environmental racism	2017	National, United States	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.