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
Sequim Gazette. 2016. Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe builds logjams for salmon habitat. Categories: salmon, migration, habitat, restoration, climate change, spawning, fishing, cultural resources	2016	Washington, Pacific Northwest	Link
Gombay-McGill, Katherine. 2016. Climate and Politics Could Test Arctic People: Futurity. Categories: Climate Resilience, Climate Vulnerability, Environmental Science, Social Stability, Future Generations.	2016	Alaska, Arctic, Canada.	Link
Flaccus, Gillian. Tribe trucks totem pole 7,700 km across U.S. and Canada in fossil fuels protest. National Post. 2016. Categories: cliamte change, demonstration, protest, solidarity, social justice, native networks	2016	Washington state, National	Link
Chambers, R.P. and Stephens, W.F., 2016. Principles of International Law That Support Claims of Indian Tribes to Water Resources. UCLA L. Rev., 63, p.1530. Vancouver Categories: self-determination, sovereignty, treaty rights, governance, international rights	2016	International, Global	Link
Zanotti, L., Palomino-Schalscha, M.. 2016. Taking different ways of knowing seriously: cross-cultural work as translations and multiplicity. Springer 11(1): 139-152. Categories: Traditional Knowledges, Indigenous Science, Decolonizing Research, Ethics	2016	National, International	Link
K.R. Jones, J.E.M. Watson, H.P. Possingham, C.J. Klein. 2016. Incorporating climate change into spatial conservation prioritisation: A review. Biological Conservation, Volume 194, 121–130. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.008 Categories: Climate Impacts, Conservation, Climate Modeling, Ecological Restoration	2016	National, International	Link
Stein, Jill Dr. Standing Rock Sioux on the front lines of the climate emergency. Capitol Hill Publishing Corp. 2016. Categories: climate change, corporations, fossil fuel extraction, emissions, protest,	2016	North Dakota, United States	Link
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2016. Qualitative Assessment: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change on Endangered Species Act Recovery Actions for the South Fork Nooksack River, WA. EPA/600/R-16/153. Western Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR. Categories: climate change, adaptation, mitigation, restoration, habitat, stream quality, water health, planning, policy,	2016	Washington state, Nooksack	Link
Herman, R.D.K. 2016. Traditional knowledge in a time of crisis: climate change, culture and communication. Springer 11(1): 163-176. Categories: Western Science, Traditional Knowledges, Indigeneity, Knowledge Co-Production	2016	International	Link
Chan, F., Boehm, A.B., Barth, J.A., Chornesky, E.A., Dickson, A.G., Feely, R.A., Hales, B., Hill, T.M., Hofmann, G., Ianson, D., Klinger, T., Largier, J., Newton, J., Pedersen, T.F., Somero, G.N., Sutula, M., Wakefield, W.W., Waldbusser, G.G., Weisberg, S.B., and Whiteman, E.A. The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel: Major Findings, Recommendations, and Actions. California Ocean Science Trust, Oakland, California, USA. April 2016. Categories: Ocean Acidification, Climate Impacts, Hypoxia, Plankton	2016	Puget Sound, Northwest	Link
Banegas, D. 2016. Between Two Worlds: Frank Lake heals the land using modern science and traditional ecological knowledge. USGS. Categories: climate change, wildfire, tek, traditional ecological knowledge, management, technical knowledge, Indigenous climate science, cultural resources, human health	2016	Northern California, Pacific Northwest, Western United States	Link
James H. Thorne, Ryan M. Boynton, Andrew J. Holguin, Joseph A.E. Stewart and Jacquelyn Bjorkman. 2016. A Climate Change Vulnerabillity Assessment of California's Terrestrial Vegetation. Information Center for the Environment: UC Davis. Report Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Categories: Assessment, Vegetation, Climate Impacts, Climate Modeling, California	2016	California, Northwest, Southwest, West	Link
2015-2016: A YEAR IN 15 STORIES. Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. 2016. Categories: climate change, climate science, assessment, community outreach, summary, report, application, policy	2016	United States	Link
USFWS. 2016. The Service's: Native American Policy. 510 FW 1. Categories: Policy, Conservation, Cultural Resources, Federal-Tribal Collaboration	2016	National	Link
Rising sea levels are forcing an indigenous tribe from home and could be an example of the future. Categories: Biloxi, Choctaw, Florida, Native land, climate change, sea level, sea rise, island	2016	Southeast, Bayou, Florida	Link
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
Abbey Kessler. 2016. Western tribes struggle to adapt as reservoirs shrivel. Greenwire: E&E News. Categories: Drought, Climate Adaptation, Disaster	2016	West, 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
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
Stephen B. Weisberg, Nina Bednaršek, Richard A. Feely, Francis Chan, Alexandria B. Boehm, Martha Sutula, Jennifer L. Ruesink, Burke Hales, John L. Largier, Jan A. Newton. 2016. Water quality criteria for an acidifying ocean: Challenges and opportunities for improvement. Ocean & Coastal Management. vol. 126 p. 31-41. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.03.010 Categories: Ocean Acidification, Hypoxia, Climate Impacts, Climate Monitoring	2016	West, Coastal	Link
Craig P. Paukert, Abigail J. Lynch, James E. Whitney. Effects of Climate Change on North American Inland Fishes: Introduction to the Special Issue. DOI. 2016. Categories: fisheries, climate change, fish management, water management	2016	National	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
Thoman, Rick. 2016. At the Edge of the Wide Water: Southeast Alaska climate and Pacific Ocean variability. National Weather Service, Alaska region, Anchorage, Alaska. Categories: Southeast Alaska, climate change, climate patterns, Pacific ocean, Juneau, winter, snowfall, temperature, oscillation, precipitation, variability, hurricane, El Nino, the Blob, El Oho, Gulf of Alaska	2016	Alaska	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
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
Matt Richtel and Fernanda Santosapril. 2016. Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer. New York Times. Categories: Wildfire, Climate Change	2016	National	Link
AMS. 2016. State of the Climate in 2015. Categories: climate science, climate change, climate assessment, monitoring	2016	National, Global, International	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
Little, Jeremy S., 2016, Climate Models, Climate Projections, and Uncertainty: A Primer for Southeast Alaska. Alaska Climate Science Center and US Geological Survey. Categories: Southeast Alaska, climate models, climate projections, uncertainty, downscaling, local projections, global projections, climate science, geomorphology, coastline, sea level rise,	2016	Alaska	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

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.