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
Belfer, E., Ford, J.D. & Maillet, M. Climatic Change (2017) 145: 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-2076-z 2017 climate change, media coverage, colonialism, marginalization, traditional knowledge, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand Link
Blocker, Kevin. 2017. Spokane Tribe preps for industrial push. 2017 energy, self-sufficiency, infrastructure, development, economy, employment Spokane, Idaho, Western United States. Link
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate kids to get their day in court against the Trump administration. 2017 OCT, climate change, lawsuit, federal court, legislation, policy, carbon, emissions, youth, social justice National Link
Rogers, Nala. 2017. Tapping Traditional Wisdom to Cope with Climate Change. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, traditional knowledge, social justice, cross-agency collaboration, communication science, climate science, climate predictions, projections, planning, policy, research, indigenous science Global, International, Indian Country Link
McBride, B.B., Sanchez-Trigueros, F., Carver, S.J., Watson, A.E., Stumpff, L.M., Matt, R. and Borrie, W.T., 2017. Participatory Geographic Information Systems as an Organizational Platform for the Integration of Traditional and Scientific Knowledge in Contemporary Fire and Fuels Management. Journal of Forestry, 115(1), pp.43-50. 2017 climate change, planning, policy, TEK, traditional ecological knowledge, resource management, fuel, energy National Link
“Chickasaw Nation sustainability scientist April Taylor: U.S. Indigenous Communities Building Capacity to Confront the Impact Climate Change.” Between the Lines, Squeaky Wheel Productions, 13 Dec. 2017, www.btlonline.org/2017/seg/171222cf-btl-taylor.html. 2017 sustainability, climate change impacts, tribal water rights, climate change adaptation, capacity training National Link
Page, Samantha. 2017. Tribal, environmental groups sue over methane rule delay. ThinkProgress. 2017 Trump Administration, climate change, tribes, legislation, policy, methane, BLM, emissions, standards United States Link
United States, Congress, “2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives .” 2016 USDA Resource Guide for American Indians & Alaska Natives , 2017 2017 resource, USDA, Tribes, Tribal entities National Link
Duyck, S. 2017. US joins UN resolution to protect human rights from climate change. Climate Home. 2017 UN, climate change, adaptation, mitigation, children, youth, social justice, future, Trump administration National Link
O'rourke, Christian. 2017. With Chance the Rapper By His Side, This 16-Year-Old Activist & Rapper Is Setting Out to Change the Climate Game: Exclusive. 2017 climate change, Earth Guardians, OCT, social justice, outreach, awareness, music, art, rap, hip hop, National, United States 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
Clean energy: The challenge of achieving a ‘just transition’ for workers. EcoBusiness. 2017. 2017 climate change, economy, employment, jobs sector, emissions, carbon footprint, adaptation, mitigation Arizona, United States, International Link
n.a. 2017. Standing Rock's fight against Dakota pipeline not over as tribe plans for fossil-free future. Green Left Weekly. 2017 Standing rock, pipeline, legislation, lawsuit, climate change, policy, planning, fossil fuels, pollution North Dakota Link
Pringle, Heather. 2017. In the Land of Lost Gardens. Hakai Magazine. 2017 ethnobotany, TEK, traditional knowledge, plants, first foods, traditional foods, British Colombia, Canada, Pacific Northwest Link
Site of Science. 2017. We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change. 2017 climate change, pollution, debris, plastics, adaptation, mitigation, natural processes, climate science, community, art, traditions, museum International, Global Link
Grunwald, Michael. Environmentalists get a dose of good news. Politico. 2017. 2017 TEK, traditional ecological knowledge, climate change, policy, planning, mitigation, adaptation National Link
LaPier, Rosalyn R. 2017. Climate change could disrupt tribes’ religious practices. High Country News. 2017 climate change, tribes, religion, spirituality, self-determination, cultural expression, freedom, accessibility, National, United States Link
Reuters. 2017. Indigenous people best custodians of threatened forests, studies show. 2017 climate change, deforestation, forestry, mitigation, adaptation, jurisdiction, restricted access, technical assistance, planning, policy, conservation, National, Global, International Link
Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Pauly D, Weatherdon LV, Ota Y (2016) A Global Estimate of Seafood Consumption by Coastal Indigenous Peoples. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0166681. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166681 2017 climate change, marine, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, mitigation, adaptation, food justice, economy, subsistence International Link
Guide for Considering Climate Change in Coastal Conservation. NOAA. 2016. 2017 conservation, climate change, coastal, riparian, wetlands, estuary, marine health, flood, planning, assessment National, International Link
Emanuel, Ryan E. 2017. Flawed environmental justice analyses. 2017 tribes, climate change, pipeline, pollution, emissions, fossil fuels, environmental racism, social justice, human rights United States, National Link
Sen, Basav. 2017. Trump's War on the Climate. 2017 climate change, federal court, resistance, social justice, climate justice, climate science, denial United States, National, Global Link
For indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food. The Conversation. 2017. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, marine, water health, fisheries, aquaculture, commercial, subsistence, self-determination, traditional ecological knowledge, National Link
Gilles, Nathan. 2017. Adaptation Partners. The Climate CIRCulator. 2017 partnership, inter agency collaboration, multiple jurisdiction, climate change, adaptation, Pacific Northwest, Washignton State Link
Harbarger, M. 2017. Bipartisan U.S. Senate committee supports safety bill for Columbia River tribal sites. The Oregonian. 2017 safety, hazard, legislation, policy, tribal welfare, community health, wellness, fisheries, salmon, wildfire, Oregon, Washington Link
Philippe. 2017. Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier. 2017 climate change, seasonal migration, food production, food justice, social justice, climate justice, human health, noncommunicable diseases, local, sustainable, diet, nutrition, education, access National Link
Halofsky, J.E., Peterson, D.L. and Prendeville, H.R., 2017. Assessing vulnerabilities and adapting to climate change in northwestern US forests. Climatic Change, pp.1-14. 2017 climate chagne, adaptation, inter agency collaboration, partnerships, multiple jurisdiction, transboundary, management, Pacific Northwest, Washington state Link
Wong, E. 2017. China Poised to Take Lead on Climate After Trump’s Move to Undo Policies. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, greenhouse gasses, emissions, standards, limits, climate leader, world power China, United States, International, Global Link
Barrera, S. 2017. Cherokee playwright tackles love, climate change at Autry. 2017 playwright, theater, climate justice, climate change, court, law, legislation, planning, policy United States Link
Morrow, Allison. 2017. Nisqually tribe won't fish chum after historic decision. King 5 News. 2017 climate change, conservation, fisheries, salmon, population, habitat, restoration, conservation, sustainability, marine, fisheries, subsistence, commercial, industrial, traditional foods Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, Nisqually Link

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