Tribal Climate Change Guide

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

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 ascending	Geography	Website
Swanson, M, Trainor, F. 2016. Current Coastal Change Research/Management Projects and Priority Information Needs in from Cook Inlet through Southeastern Alaska Categories: climate change, coastal, erosion, marine, management, resource,	2016	National, Coastal	Link
USFWS. 2016. The Service's: Native American Policy. 510 FW 1. Categories: Policy, Conservation, Cultural Resources, Federal-Tribal Collaboration	2016	National	Link
US Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources.2016. Senators Work to Improve Forest Management and Wildfire Budgeting. Press Release. Categories: Wildfire, Forest Management, Natural Resource Management	2016	National	Link
Dolan, Maura. Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says . LA Times. 2016. Categories: arctic, climate change, oil, vulnerability assessment, endagered	2016	Arctic, Alaska	Link
Jeff Smith. 2016. Rising Voices melds indigenous, western science perspectives. UCAR AtmosNews. Categories: Climate Science, Collaboration, Climate Impacts	2016	National, International	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Indigenous Populations. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: Federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, Indian communities, Indian territories, biohazards, climate change, vulnerability assessment, adaptation, mitigation, coast, natural resources, food security, culture	2016	United States	Link
n.a. 2016. Climate and Health Fact Sheets. North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies. EPA Categories: climate change, human health, environmental health, air quality, wildfire risk, water quality, environmental justice, indigenous, disability, pregnancy,	2016	National	Link
UBC News. 2016. Climate change could cut First Nations fisheries’ catch in half. Categories: Salmon, Herring, Population Decline, Climate Impacts	2016	Northwest, International (Canada), British Columbia	Link
Tania Schoennagel, Penny Morgan, Jennifer Balch, Philip Dennison, Brian Harvey, Richard Hutto, Meg Krawchuk, Max Moritz, Ray Rasker, and Cathy Whitlock. 2016. Insights from wildfire science: a resource for fire policy discussions. Categories: Wildfire, Climate Adaptation	2016	National	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. Categories: Scientific Data, Climate Data, Public Perception, Subsistence-oriented Communities, Meta-study	2016	International	Link
Arctic indigenous leaders from Alaska, Russia, and Canada to make historic London address on impacts of Arctic Ocean shipping. The Arctic Journal. 2016. Categories: arctic, climate change, fossil fuels, policy, negotiation	2016	Arctic, Alaska, Russia, Siberia, Canada	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Occupational Groups. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: immigrant workers, climate change, seasonal farmworker, wildfires, education, preparation, safety, occupational risks, biohazard	2016	United States, International	Link
United States, Congress, Federal Highway Administration. “Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-Making.” Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Considerations for Transportation Decision-Making, 2016. Categories: highways, transportation, climate change, climate change impacts, environmental justice, equity	2016	National	Link
Couch, J. 2016. Tribal Food Sovereignty: Beyond the Community Garden. FNDI. Categories: food sovereignty, food justice, economy, self-determination, sustainability, self-sufficiency	2016	United States, Canada	Link
Weatherdon, J.; Ota, Y.; Jones, M.; Close, D.; Cheung, W.2016. Projected Scenarios for Coastal First Nations’ Fisheries Catch Potential under Climate Change: Management Challenges and Opportunities. PLoS ONE. 11: e0145285. Categories: Traditional Knowledges, Site-Specific Mitigation and Adaptation, Joint-Management, Salmon, Species Decline, Species Range Shift	2016	Northwest, International (Canada), British Columbia	Link
Terri Hansen. 2016. 'Extreme Heat Week' Combats Climate Change With Resilience Strategies for Tribes. Indian Country Today Media Network. Categories: Climate Adaptation, Climate Impacts, Indigenous Peoples, Drought	2016	National	Link
Koszan, Tiffany. Adapting to climate change on tribal land explored at upcoming summit. Nevada Today. 2016. Categories: climate change, water health, farming practices, conference	2016	Great Basin, American Southwest	Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change Loss and Damage, and the Responsibility of Settler States (April 25, 2016). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770085 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2770085 Categories: Climate Change, Sovereignty, Colonial States, Responsibility, Philosophy	2016	National, International	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: elders, elderly, seniors, disabilities, climate change, biohazard, health risks	2016	United States, International	Link
Ban, S.S., Alidina, H.M., Okey, T.A., Gregg, R.M. and Ban, N.C., 2016. Identifying potential marine climate change refugia: A case study in Canada’s Pacific marine ecosystems. Global Ecology and Conservation, 8, pp.41-54. Categories: climate change, refugia, canada, pacific, marine, sea, coastal	2016	Coastal, Canada	Link
Renee Lewis. 2016. Undamming this major U.S. river is opening a world of possibility for native cultures and wildlife. Fusion. Categories: Dam Removal, Salmon, Ecological Restoration, Indigenous Peoples, Klamath River	2016	Northwest	Link
Reuters, Thompson. 'Dangerous' move by climate-change activists cuts off pipeline flow from Canada to U.S. CBC News. 2016. Categories: necessity, climate change, fossil fuels, crude oil, tar, pipeline, corporations, activism	2016	United States, Canada	Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigenous Food Systems, Environmental Justice, and Settler-Industrial States (April 25, 2016). 2015. In Global Food, Global Justice: Essays on Eating under Globalization. Edited by M. Rawlinson & C. Ward, 143-156, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770094 Categories: Environmental Justice, Injustice, Food Systems, Detroit, Philosophy	2016	National	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of People with Disabilities. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: disability, disabled, health risks, accessibility, biohazards, resources, climate change	2016	United States, International	Link
EPA. 2016. Climate Change Indicators in the United States (Fourth Edition). Categories: climate change, human health, social justice, coastal, forest, climate science	2016	National, United States	Link
Coral Davenport and Campbell Robertson. 2016. Resettling the First American ‘Climate Refugees’. New York Times. Categories: Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, Sea Level Rise, Climate Impacts, Relocation	2016	Southeast, Gulf of Mexico	Link
Banegas, D. (2016). United States Department of Agriculture, "From Devastation to Resoration", https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/02/11/devastation-restoration Categories: sagebrush, ecosystems, wildfires, drought, cheatgrass, invasive species, seed restoration	2016		Link
The Salmon People at Risk: What Climate Change Means for the Puyallup Tribe. LRInspire. 2016. Categories: ppuyallup, salmon, fisheries, traditional foods, TEK, sovereignty, climate change, water health	2016	Washignton State	Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigenous Environmental Movements and the Function of Governance Institutions (April 25, 2016). Whyte, K.P. 2016. Indigenous Environmental Movements and the Function of Governance Institutions. Oxford Handbook of Environmental Political Theory. Edited by T. Gabrielson, C. Hall, J. Meyer & D. Schlosberg, 563-580. Oxford University Press.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770066 Categories: Governance, Indigenous Environmental Movements, Reciprocal Responsibilities, Philosophy	2016	National, International	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of People with Existing Medical Conditions. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: health risks, medical conditions, climate change, biohazard,	2016	United States, International	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.