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
Assessing Cultural Resource Vulnerability To Climate Change with Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. NPLCC. 2016. 2016 climate change, klondike, Alaska, State parks, adaptation, mitigation, webinar, presentation Alaska, United States Link
Rupp, D.E., Abatzoglou, J.T. and Mote, P.W., 2016. Projections of 21st century climate of the Columbia River Basin. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-17. 2016 climate change, baseline, climate science, projections, outcomes, mitigation, adaptation, policy, planning, support Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Columbia River Basin Link
Vose, J.M.; Clark, J.S.; Luce, C.H.; Patel-Weynand, T., eds. 2016. Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: a comprehensive science synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-93b. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office. 289 p. 2016 Drought, Management, Climate Science, Forest, Rangelands, Science Synthesis United States Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of People with Existing Medical Conditions. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 health risks, medical conditions, climate change, biohazard, United States, International Link
Kastalia Medrano. 2016. Can Native American Oyster Practices Rejuvenate the Chesapeake Bay? Pacific Standard. 2016 shellfish, commercial fishing, industry, productivity, oyster, native species, restoration Chesapeake Bay, North East, Atlantic, East Coast Link
Goode, Erica. A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change. NY Times. 2016. 2016 climate change, seal level, flood, precipitation, migration, relocation, climate refugee Arctic, Alaska, United States 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. 2016 Subsistence-Oriented Communities, First Foods, Climate Science, Meta-Study International Link
Herman-Mercer, N. M., E. Matkin, M. J. Laituri, R. C. Toohey, M. Massey, K. Elder, P. F. Schuster, and E. A. Mutter. 2016. Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in climate change perspectives from four remote indigenous communities in Subarctic Alaska. Ecology and Society 21(3):28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08463-210328 2016 climate adaptation, human health outcomes, youth, contemporary, climate perspectives Arctic, Subarctic Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Pregnant Women. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 socioeconomics, climate change, pregnancy, pregnant, mother, women, health risks, education, biohazard United States, International Link
Mistry, J. Berardi, A. Bridging indigenous and scientific knowledge. Science 2016: Vol. 352, Issue 6291, pp. 1274-1275 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1160 2016 emissions, deforestation, climate mitigation, adaptation, sustainability, community programs, indigenous knowledge, oral traditions, shared social memory, ecosystem degradation, community initiatives, traditional knowledge, local National, International, United States Link
Reuters. U.S. native groups promised input on development as pipeline dispute looms. 2016. 2016 fossil fuels, climate change, carbon emissions, planning, policy, regulations, sovereignty, United States Link
Consortium, NWFire Science. 2016. NWFSC Research Brief #9: Wildfire impacts on spring Chinook Salmon: Habitat quality in the Wenatchee River sub-basin. Northwest Fire Science Consortium Research Briefs. 2016 Wenatchee River, wildfire, stream habitat, water quality, salmonid, population, Chinook, salmon, fire science Washington state Link
Funes, Yessenia, STUDY: Climate Change Perceptions Vary Among Generations of Alaska's Yup'ik and Cup'ik People. 2016. Colorlines. 2016 Arctic, Yukon, Alaska, Climate change, adaptation, traditional knowledge, generation Arctic, Alaska, United States, Northwest Link
Blumm, M.C., 2016. Indian Treaty Fishing Rights and the Environment: Affirming the Right to Habitat Protection and Restoration. 92 Washington Law Review 1. 2016 climate change, environmental protection, fisheries, settler colonialism, habitat restoration, human health, community action, social justice, youth justice, policy United States, Pacific Northwest, Washington state, Oregon, California Link
Armatas, C. A., T. J. Venn, B. B. McBride, A. E. Watson, and S. J. Carver. 2016. Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes. Ecology and Society 21(1):16. 2016 adaptation planning, climate change, traditional knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous knowledge, ecology, stewardship, fire management Western United States Link
Michael A. Crimmins, Daniel B. Ferguson, Jeremy L. Weiss, Holly Faulstich. n.d. Hopi Climate Report – An Overview to Support Drought Monitoring & Management. 2016 Climate Adaptation, Drought Monitoring, Assessment Southwest Link
Winters, Chris. Tulalips convene summit on adapting to climate change. 2016. HeraldNet. 2016 Arctic, traditional foods, subsistence, hunting, gathering, climate change, climate patterns Pacific Northwest, United States, Alaska, Arctic, Yukon Link
The Washington-British Columbia Transboundary Climate-Connectivity Project. University of Washington. 2016. 2016 climate impacts, climate models, climate adaptation, mitigation, case study, climate model Washington state, British Colombia, National, International Link
UN Denounces Abuse of Free Assembly Rights for Water Protectors Standing Against DAPL. ICTMN. 2016. 2016 climate change, fossil fuels, carbon emissions, civil rights, self-determination, sovereignty, planning, policy, international law, water, oil, pipeline North Dakota, Midwest, 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 2016 Climate Change, Glacial Melting, Hood River, Hydrology, Watersheds, Climate Impacts West, Northwest Link
Gregg, Rachel, Score, A., Pietri, D., Hansen, L. The State of Climate Adaptation in U.S. Marine Fisheries Management. EcoAdapt. 2016. 2016 climate change, adaptation, natural resource management, policy, infrastructure, planning, development United States Link
Zielinski, Sarah. 2016. How Will Native Americans in the Southwest Adapt to Serious Impacts of Climate Change?: Smithsonian.com 2016 Climate Resilience, Tribes, Indigenous Survival, Climate Vulnerability, Inundation, Permafrost, Erosion, Relocation. Southwest, United States, Louisiana. Link
2016 Chugach Regional Resources Commission Climate Change Workshop Outcomes. CRRC. 2016. 2016 Alaska, Climate change, access to resources, seasonal gathering, climate model, vulnerability, tribal planning, Indigenous sciences National, Alaska Link
Zada, John. Canadian First Nation cleans up latest fuel spill mess. AlJazeera. 2016. 2016 environmental hazards, risks, oil spill, fossil fuel, traditional foods, pollution British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Northwest 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 2016 Groundwater Resources, Climate Impacts, Hydrology, Climate Assessment, Sea-level Rise Northwest, Coastal Link
Toward Climate Resilience: A Framework and Principles for Science-Based Adaptation. UCS. 2016. 2016 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, climate science assessment United States Link
Schuessler, Ryan. 2016. This Could Explain All Those Strong Happenings in Alaska’s Waters: The Washington Post. 2016 Toxins and Pollution, Environmental Degradation, Algae, Environmental Science. Alaska Link
Mufson, Steve. Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds. Washington Post. 2016. 2016 oil, fossil fuels, spill, leak, environmental hazard, pollution, sovereignty, self-determination Montana Link
EPA. 2016. Climate Change and the Health of Indigenous Populations. 2016 TEK, climate change, adaptation, mitigation, planning, policy, climate science, sovereignty, self determination, management National Link
Isabelle Groc. 2016. Some Whales Like Global Warming Just Fine. National Geographic. 2016 Whales, Climate Impacts, Temperature Change National, International Link

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