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
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. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, human health, community, climate science, recommendations, planning, policy National Link
n.a. 2017. Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived. Phys Org. 2017 climate change, climate science, ancient climate, colonization, settlement, past projections, North America, Minnesota, Great Plains, Midwest 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
Littel, Jeremy. 2017. Practical Notes on Using Climate Predictions in Alaska. Department of the Interior, USGS, Alaska Climate Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska. 2017 Southeast Alaska, climate science, climate change, climate modeling, climate projections, global climate projections, downscaling, regional climate projections, precipitation, temperature, Alaska 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
Visser, Nick. 2017. Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Agency Website. Again. 2017 climate change, Trump administration, white house, anti-science, climate change denial, National Link
Melvin, A.M., Murray, J., Boehlert, B. et al. Climatic Change (2017) 141: 783. doi:10.1007/s10584-017-1923-2 2017 climate change, wildfire, adaptation, mitigation, water quality, biodiversity, expense, cost, alaska Alaska, United States Link
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24797. 2017 health and medicine, public health, prevention, environment, environment health and safety, climate change Link
Grey, Eva. 2017. Arctic indigenous leaders speak up about the dangers of increased shipping. Ship-Technology. 2017 climate change, oceans, marine health, shipping, freight, oil freight, oil spills, pollution, fisheries, ecosystem, sustainability, conservation, preservation Alaska, Russia, Canada Link
Marsh, Rene. 2017. Trump administration dismisses climate change advisory panel. 2017 climate change, Trump administration, white house, advisory panel, climate science, politics, legislation National, United States 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. 2017 climate change, weather patterns, precipitation, short-term, climate science, projections, United States Link
McNeeley, S.M., 2017. Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country. Weather, Climate, and Society, 9(3), pp.393-404. 2017 climate change, conservation, management, legislation, societal impacts, policy, natural resources, cultural resources National Link
Mateo-Vega, J., Potvin, C., Monteza, J., Bacorizo, J., Barrigón, J., Barrigón, R., López, N., Omi, L., Opua, M., Serrano, J., Cushman, K. C., & Meyer, C. (2017). Full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in forest monitoring for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+): trial in Panama’s Darién. Ecosphere, 8(2). doi:10.1002/ecs2.1635 2017 A recent study found that well-trained Indigenous technicians are just as effective at collecting the necessary data to monitor forest carbon emission viability. South America Link
Marks-Block, Tony. 2017. Karuk Tribe, Forest Service and EcoAdapt Meet to Explore Climate Change Adaptation. North Coast. 2017 climate change, prescribed burning, controlled burn, fire management, wildfire, risk, assessment, management, conservation, sustainability, planning, policy California, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Northwest Coast Link
AMS. 2017. State of the Climate in 2016. 2017 climate change, meteorology, carbon emissions, expectations, observations International, Global Link
Mohney, G. 2017. How climate change and air pollution can affect your health. 2017 climate change, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, human health, disease, death National, United States Link
USGS. 2017. Model development for climate-driven impacts to berry resources in Alaska. 2017 berries, conservation, management, sustainability, planning, policy, projections Alaska Link
Subbaraman, N. 2017. The Trump Administration’s Climate Denial Could Be Catastrophic For Tribes. Buzzfeed. 2017 climate change, trump administration, climate denial, stall, funding, support, policy, planning, federal support, vulnerability, at-risk communities, traditional foods, subsistence, economy Alaska, Gulf Coast, Washington, Canada, Oregon, California, Mexico, Texas, Northwest Coast, Pacific 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
Watson, Teila. 2017. Indigenous knowledge systems can help solve the problems of climate change. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, traditional knowledge, Indigenous rights, Indigneous science, management, conservation Australia, Global, International Link
Eilperin, J. 2017. The EPA just buried its climate change website for kids. 2017 climate change, youth, education, social justice, Obama administration, Trump administration, National Link
Abatzoglou, J.T. and Rupp, D.E. In press. Evaluating climate model simulations of drought for the northwestern United States. International Journal of Climatology. DOI:10.1002/joc.5046 2017 climate change, climate science, predictions, indicators, hydrology, planning, management Northwest, Global Link
Mcdermott, Amy. 2017. Growing change: Homegrown food is one safety net in a less stable world for Native Americans. SALON. 2017 food security, subsistence, climate change, diabetes, human health, food-borne illness, sustainability, commodities, garden, California, Smith River, Tolowa, West Coast, United States, Global, International, the Americas Link
Whitehouse. 2016. Federal Drought Plan. 2016. Drought, Planning, Climate Impacts, management, planning, policy, legislation, contingency, climate change, Obama archive National Link
Darryl Fears. 2016. Scientists say climate change is threatening the lifeblood of Canada’s native people. Washington Post. 2016. Climate Impacts, Species Decline, Salmon Alaska, National, International (Canada) Link
Why Native American Tribes Are In McCall To Plan For Climate Change. Boise State. 2016. 2016. climate change, traditional foods, drought, salmon, water rights, wildfires United States, Northwest Link
Rhoades, Hannibal. World Conservation Congress Approves Historic Measure To Protect Indigenous Sacred Lands. IC Magazine. 2016. 2016 native rights, tribal conservation, protection, sovereignty, invasive United States, International Link
US Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources.2016. Senators Work to Improve Forest Management and Wildfire Budgeting. Press Release. 2016 Wildfire, Forest Management, Natural Resource Management National Link
Historical baselines and the future of shell calcification for a foundation species in a changing ocean. University of Chicago. 2016. 2016 climate science, fisheries, ocean acidification, Pleistocene era, shellfish, shell midden National, Coastal Ecosystems Link
Jeff Smith. 2016. Rising Voices melds indigenous, western science perspectives. UCAR AtmosNews. 2016 Climate Science, Collaboration, Climate Impacts National, International Link

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