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
Martinez, Ricardo S. Appeal from the Unite States District Court for the Western District of Washington. United States v. Washington State. 2016. 2016 salmon, water rights, jurisdiction, WA, culvert, fish habitat, treaty violations, state National, Washington state Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 elders, elderly, seniors, disabilities, climate change, biohazard, health risks United States, International Link
n.a. 2016. Indigenous women in Peru combat climate change and boost economy. UN Women. 2016 climate change, Native women, Indigeneity, adaptation, TEK, ancestral practices, tradition, agriculture, economy, management, planning, social justice, gender equality, food justice Peru Link
John M. Rybczyk, Alan F. Hamlet, Carol MacIlroy, Larry Wasserman. 2016. Introduction to the Skagit Issue—From Glaciers to Estuary: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on the Skagit River Basin. Northwest Science. 2016 Skagit River Basin, Climate Impacts, Assessment, Scientific Data, Salmonids Northwest, Skagit River Basin Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigenous Experience, Environmental Justice and Settler Colonialism (April 25, 2016). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770058 2016 Environmental Justice, Indigenous Peoples, INjustice, Responsibility, Settler Colonialism, Philosophy National, International Link
Jacobs, Jeremy P. WATER RIGHTS: Wash. seeks rehearing of 'terribly unfair' salmon ruling. Greenwire. 2016. 2016 salmon, habitat restoration, water rights, treaty violations, WA, culverts Washignton State, Pacific Northwest, United States Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of People with Disabilities. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 disability, disabled, health risks, accessibility, biohazards, resources, climate change United States, International Link
Zhiliang Zhu and A. David McGuire (eds). 2016. Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in Ecosystems of Alaska 2016 Climate Impacts, Methane, Climate Mitigation, Wildfire, Permafrost Thaw, Climate Assessment Alaska, Northwest Link
Participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations 2016 Indigenous Peoples, United Nations, Governmental Procedure International Link
Goode, Erica. A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change. NY Times. 2016. 2016 climate change, seal level, flood, precipitation, migration, relocation, climate refugee Arctic, Alaska, United States Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Renewal and U.S. Settler Colonialism (August 4, 2016). The Routledge Handbook of Food Ethics, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770056 2016 Food Sovereignty, Cultural Revitalization, Political Sovereignty, Indigenous Rights, Settler Colonialism, Philosophy National, International Link
Assessing Cultural Resource Vulnerability To Climate Change with Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. NPLCC. 2016. 2016 climate change, klondike, Alaska, State parks, adaptation, mitigation, webinar, presentation Alaska, United States Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of People with Existing Medical Conditions. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 health risks, medical conditions, climate change, biohazard, United States, International Link
Torben C. Rick, Leslie A. Reeder-Myers, Courtney A. Hofman, Denise Breitburg, Rowan Lockwood, Gregory Henkes, Lisa Kellogg, Darrin Lowery, Mark W. Luckenbach, Roger Mann, Matthew B. Ogburn, Melissa Southworth, John Wah, James Wesson, and Anson H. Hines. 2016. Millennial-scale sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay Native American oyster fishery. PNAS 113: 6568-6573. 2016 historical baseline data, shellfish, marine fisheries, environmental management, oysters, climate change, archaeology, estuary, conservation, restoration, reefs East, Atlantic, Coastal, Chesapeake Bay Link
Reuters. U.S. native groups promised input on development as pipeline dispute looms. 2016. 2016 fossil fuels, climate change, carbon emissions, planning, policy, regulations, sovereignty, United States Link
Whyte, Kyle, Our Ancestors’ Dystopia Now: Indigenous Conservation and the Anthropocene (September 8, 2016). Routledge Companion to the Environmental Humanities, Forthcoming . Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770047 2016 Athropocene, Indigenous Lifeways, Indigenous Environmentalism, Philosophy, Climate Impacts National, International 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. 2016 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  Alaska Link
Herman-Mercer, N. M., E. Matkin, M. J. Laituri, R. C. Toohey, M. Massey, K. Elder, P. F. Schuster, and E. A. Mutter. 2016. Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in climate change perspectives from four remote indigenous communities in Subarctic Alaska. Ecology and Society 21(3):28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08463-210328 2016 climate adaptation, human health outcomes, youth, contemporary, climate perspectives Arctic, Subarctic Link
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
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Pregnant Women. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 socioeconomics, climate change, pregnancy, pregnant, mother, women, health risks, education, biohazard United States, International Link
Kastalia Medrano. 2016. Can Native American Oyster Practices Rejuvenate the Chesapeake Bay? Pacific Standard. 2016 shellfish, commercial fishing, industry, productivity, oyster, native species, restoration Chesapeake Bay, North East, Atlantic, East Coast 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. 2016 Subsistence-Oriented Communities, First Foods, Climate Science, Meta-Study International Link
Little, Jeremy S., 2016, Climate Models, Climate Projections, and Uncertainty: A Primer for Southeast Alaska. Alaska Climate Science Center and US Geological Survey. 2016 Southeast Alaska, climate models, climate projections, uncertainty, downscaling, local projections, global projections, climate science, geomorphology, coastline, sea level rise, Alaska Link
Funes, Yessenia, STUDY: Climate Change Perceptions Vary Among Generations of Alaska's Yup'ik and Cup'ik People. 2016. Colorlines. 2016 Arctic, Yukon, Alaska, Climate change, adaptation, traditional knowledge, generation Arctic, Alaska, United States, Northwest Link
Vose, J.M.; Clark, J.S.; Luce, C.H.; Patel-Weynand, T., eds. 2016. Effects of drought on forests and rangelands in the United States: a comprehensive science synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-93b. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington Office. 289 p. 2016 Drought, Management, Climate Science, Forest, Rangelands, Science Synthesis United States Link
Armatas, C. A., T. J. Venn, B. B. McBride, A. E. Watson, and S. J. Carver. 2016. Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes. Ecology and Society 21(1):16. 2016 adaptation planning, climate change, traditional knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous knowledge, ecology, stewardship, fire management Western United States Link
Brinkman, T.J., Hansen, W.D., Chapin, F.S., Kofinas, G., BurnSilver, S. and Rupp, T.S., 2016. Arctic communities perceive climate impacts on access as a critical challenge to availability of subsistence resources. Climatic Change, 139(3-4), pp.413-427. 2016 climate change, subsistence, ice, arctic, traditional knowledge, environment, wild foods, food justice, adaptation, human health, economy Alaska, Arctic Link
Mistry, J. Berardi, A. Bridging indigenous and scientific knowledge. Science 2016: Vol. 352, Issue 6291, pp. 1274-1275 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1160 2016 emissions, deforestation, climate mitigation, adaptation, sustainability, community programs, indigenous knowledge, oral traditions, shared social memory, ecosystem degradation, community initiatives, traditional knowledge, local National, International, United States Link
Little, Jeremy S., 2016, Downscaled climate projections for southeast Alaska and considerations for use in modeling, management, and planning. Alaska Climate Science Center and US Geological Survey. 2016 Southeast Alaska, coastal, marine, downscaling, climate projections, historical climate, hydrology, snow, Alaska Link
Winters, Chris. Tulalips convene summit on adapting to climate change. 2016. HeraldNet. 2016 Arctic, traditional foods, subsistence, hunting, gathering, climate change, climate patterns Pacific Northwest, United States, Alaska, Arctic, Yukon Link

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