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
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
United States Forest Service. 2017. Tribal Relations News and Events, Summer 2017. 2017 Tribal relations, collaboration, interagency, federal assistance, trust relationship, Shawnee, Tlingit, Cherokee, Hopi, Apache, huckleberries Washington state, Oklahoma, National, United States Link
Lee, J. 2017. There Are Climate Change Refugees in the U.S. Right Now. 2017 climate change, refugee, relocation, natural disaster, hazard, victims, human health, community justice, social justice Untied States Link
Lawler, J.H.; Bullock, R.C.L. 2017. A Case for Indigenous Community Forestry. Journal of Forestry. 115(2), 117-125. 2017 case study, community forestry, indigenous forestry, sustainability 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
Hill, D. 2017. Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land. The Guardian. 2017 religion, catholicism, sovereignty, self-determination, stewardship, jurisdiction, policy International, Global Link
A Just Resilience. Lori Peek, Director, Natural Hazards Center. August 20, 2017. 2017 climate change, Charlottesville, racism, white supremacy, social inequality, Trump Administration, white house National, United States Link
Dockter, A. 2017. Native Nations Address Climate Change Challenges with Tools of Collaboration. 2017 climate change, natural disaster, hazard, human health, community, social justice, conservation, management, policy, adaptation, mitigation National, United States Link
Whyte, K. 2017. Indigenous Climate Change & Climate Justice Teaching Materials & Advanced Bibliography. 2017 education, outreach, research, accessibility, planning, outreach International 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
Babcock, Hope M. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow--Is Global Climate Change Another White Man ’s Trick to Get Indian Land? The Role of Treaties in Protecting Tribes as They Adapt to Climate Change.” Michigan State Law Review, 2017, pp. 370–423., scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3029&context=facpub. 2017 climate change impacts, cultural resources, sea level rise, erosion, drought, relocation, treaties, sovereignty Link
n.a. 2017. Climate change drove population decline in New World before Europeans arrived. Phys Org. 2017 climate change, climate science, ancient climate, colonization, settlement, past projections, North America, Minnesota, Great Plains, Midwest Link
McKenna, Phil. 2017. Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes. 2017 climate change, alaska, Kodiak, grizzly bear, brown bear, salmon, seasonal diet, elderberries, berries, ecology Alaska, Pacific Northwest Coast, North Pacific, Northwest Link
Mundahl, E. 2017. Tribes’ Statement on Paris Agreement Shows Limits of Tribal Authority. 2017 climate change, paris climate agreement, Trump Administration, sovereignty, self-determination, self-governance, limited authority, social justice, environmental justice National, United States Link
Whyte, K. 2017. Indigenous Climate Change & Climate Justice Teaching Materials & Advanced Bibliography. 2017 education, outreach, research, accessibility, planning, outreach International Link
News Deeply. 2017. Executive Summary for March 10th. 2017 climate chagne, water health, water supply, drought, agriculture, resources, conservation, adaptation, mitigation, water rights California 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
Grey, Eva. 2017. Arctic indigenous leaders speak up about the dangers of increased shipping. Ship-Technology. 2017 climate change, oceans, marine health, shipping, freight, oil freight, oil spills, pollution, fisheries, ecosystem, sustainability, conservation, preservation Alaska, Russia, Canada Link
Marsh, Rene. 2017. Trump administration dismisses climate change advisory panel. 2017 climate change, Trump administration, white house, advisory panel, climate science, politics, legislation National, United States Link
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24797. 2017 health and medicine, public health, prevention, environment, environment health and safety, climate change Link
Hsiang, S., Kopp, R., Jina, A., Rising, J., Delgado, M., Mohan, S., Rasmussen, D.J., Muir-Wood, R., Wilson, P., Oppenheimer, M. and Larsen, K., 2017. Estimating economic damage from climate change in the United States. Science, 356(6345), pp.1362-1369. 2017 climate change, weather patterns, precipitation, short-term, climate science, projections, United States Link
Reo, N.J., Whyte, K.P., McGregor, D., Smith, M.A. and Jenkins, J.F., 2017. Factors that support Indigenous involvement in multi-actor environmental stewardship. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, p.1177180117701028. 2017 climate change, TEK, Indigenous science,intergenerational knowledge, self-determination, collaboration, management, technical assistance, self-determination, soverignty Naitonal Link
Kahn, Brian. 2017. The EPA has started to remove Obama-era information. 2017 climate change, trump administration, Obama Administration, white house, federal, protection,administration, legislation National, United States Link
Marks-Block, Tony. 2017. Karuk Tribe, Forest Service and EcoAdapt Meet to Explore Climate Change Adaptation. North Coast. 2017 climate change, prescribed burning, controlled burn, fire management, wildfire, risk, assessment, management, conservation, sustainability, planning, policy California, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Northwest Coast Link
AMS. 2017. State of the Climate in 2016. 2017 climate change, meteorology, carbon emissions, expectations, observations International, Global Link
Mohney, G. 2017. How climate change and air pollution can affect your health. 2017 climate change, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, human health, disease, death National, United States Link
McNeeley, S.M., Even, T.L., Gioia, J.B., Knapp, C.N. and Beeton, T.A., 2017. Expanding Vulnerability Assessment for Public Lands: The Social Complement to Ecological Approaches. Climate Risk Management. 2017 Climate change; Public lands; Land-based livelihoods; Social vulnerability; Vulnerability assessment; Adaptation National Link
Whitehouse. 2016. Federal Drought Plan. 2016. Drought, Planning, Climate Impacts, management, planning, policy, legislation, contingency, climate change, Obama archive National Link
Why Native American Tribes Are In McCall To Plan For Climate Change. Boise State. 2016. 2016. climate change, traditional foods, drought, salmon, water rights, wildfires United States, Northwest Link
Darryl Fears. 2016. Scientists say climate change is threatening the lifeblood of Canada’s native people. Washington Post. 2016. Climate Impacts, Species Decline, Salmon Alaska, National, International (Canada) Link

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