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 Year Categorysort descending Geography Website
1996 Place, Culture, Apache, Traditional Knowledge, tribe, indigenous Southwest
Thorne, K.M., Powelson, K.W., Bui T.D., Freeman, J.Y. Takekawa, C.M., Janousek, C.N., Buffington, K.J., and D.L. Elliott-Fisk. 2016. Assessing coastal manager science needs and disseminating science results for planning. Data Summary Report Prepared for the California and North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Vallejo, CA. 110 pp. 2016 Planning, Science in Planning, Coastal Management, Natural Resource Management Pacific Ocean, Northwest, West, Alaska Link
University of Edinburgh. "Taller plants moving into Arctic because of climate change." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 September 2018. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180926140816.htm>. 2018 plants, arctic, climate change, ecosystem health Arctic Link
Lieberman, Bruce. “Looking Anew at Plastics and Climate Change.” Yale Climate Connections, 26 Sept. 2018, www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2018/09/looking-anew-at-plastics-and-climate-change/?popupally_stop=subscriber. 2018 plastics, oceans, Co2 emissions, industry, renewable energy 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
Leigh Brown, Patricia. 2017. Traditions Revived at a Tribal Culture Camp. The New York Times 2017 PNW, culture Pacific Northwest, California Link
Rising Voices: Collaborative Science for Climate Solutions. 2015. Recommendations to the UNFCCC 21st Conference of Parties. 2015 Policy, Adaptation, Climate Impacts, Indigenous Peoples National Link
USFWS. 2016. The Service's: Native American Policy. 510 FW 1. 2016 Policy, Conservation, Cultural Resources, Federal-Tribal Collaboration National Link
Vinyeta, Kirsten and Kathy Lynn. 2015. Strengthening the Federal-Tribal Relationship: A Report on Monitoring Consultation under the Northwest Forest Plan. Report Submitted as part of Northwest Forest Plan 20 Year Reports. FS/R6/PNW/2015/0005. 2015 Policy, Northwest Forest Plan, Consultation, Co-Management, Natural Resource Management, Forestry Northwest Link
Harris, Gary; Lynn, Kathy; MacKendrick, Katie; Satein, Hannah; University of Oregon (UO) Resource Innovation Group; UO Institute for a Sustainable Environment. 2011. Effectiveness of the Federal-Tribal Relationship. Report Submitted as part of Northwest Forest Plan 15 Year Reports. R6-RPM-TP-01-2011. 2011 Policy, Northwest Forest Plan, Consultation, Co-Management, Natural Resource Management, Forestry Northwest Link
Begay, Jade, and Ayşe Gürsöz. “Why Defending Indigenous Rights Is Integral to Fighting Climate Change.” Independent Media Institute and Rainforest Action Network, 5 Sept. 2018, www.ecowatch.com/defending-indigenous-rights-climate-change-2602221014.html. 2018 pollution, front-line communities, climate change impacts, community health, environmental justice National Link
Maguire, Kaitlin C; Shinneman, Douglas J; Potter, Kevin M; Hipkins, Valerie D. 2018. Intraspecific niche models for ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) suggest potential variability in population-level response to climate change. Systematic Biology. : 271-. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syy017. 2018 Ponderosa Pine, Climate Change, Niche, North America, Intraspecific, Species North America Link
Sarche, M. and Spicer P., (2008) Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1136: p. 126-136. 2008 poverty, health disparities, children, American Indian, Alaska Native, tribe, indigenous United States Link
The Salmon People at Risk: What Climate Change Means for the Puyallup Tribe. LRInspire. 2016. 2016 ppuyallup, salmon, fisheries, traditional foods, TEK, sovereignty, climate change, water health Washignton State Link
Luce, Charles, and Zachary Holden. Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires. United States Department of Agriculture Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2018, Consequences of an Endless Summer: Untangling the Link Between Summer Precipitation and Western Wildfires. 2018 precipitation, wildfires, drought management Western U.S. Link
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2019 preparedness, strategies, government capabilities United States. Link
Southern Methodist University, and UA Communications. “Native Bison Hunters Amplified Climate Impacts on Prairie Fires.” UA News, 24 July 2018, uanews.arizona.edu/story/native-bison-hunters-amplified-climate-impacts-prairie-fires. 2018 prescribed burns, fire management Prairie Link
Broyles, Robin. "Native Fire". Bureau of Indian Affairs releases Native Fire - An Educational Video about the Safe Use and Application of Prescribed Fire. June 2019. https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots/dfwfm/bwfm/forestry-fire-management-stories/bureau-indian-affairs-releases-native-fire 2019 prescribed fire, traditional ecological knowledge, ecosystem restoration, community Southern Plains Link
Oguamanam, C. (2004) Localizing Intellectual Property in the Globalization Epoch: The Integration of Indigenous Knowledge”. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 11:2 2004 Protection of traditional knowledge, indigenous people, tribe, international law, international policy, intellectual property rights International Link
2015 Public Health, adaptation, preparedness, air quality, climate change, extreme events National Link
Public Health, air quality, climate change, extreme events, information California Link
Public Health, assessment, climate change National, International Link
United States, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preparing for the Health Effects of Drought; A Resource Guide for Public Health Professionals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. 2018 public health, climate change impacts, drought, vector-borne diseases and infections, air quality, infrastructure, preparedness National Link
Public Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, mitigation National Link
Public Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, mitigation, integration National Link
Public Health, Climate Change, assessment National Link
Public Health, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions International Link
Public Health, preparedness, climate change, planning, adaptation, community health National Link
Public Health, Tribal Health, climate change, adaptation, planning, capacity building National Link
Public Health, Tribal Health, TK, Environmental Health, Climate Change National Link

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