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
Lynam, T. and Walker, I., 2016. Making sense of climate change: orientations to adaptation. Ecology and Society, 21(4). Categories: climate change, knowledge production, social change, philosophy, sociology,	2016	Global	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. Categories: Skagit River Basin, Climate Impacts, Assessment, Scientific Data, Salmonids	2016	Northwest, Skagit River Basin	Link
Kealiikanakaoleohaililani, K., Giardina, C. 2016. Embracing the sacred: an indigenous framework for tomorrow’s sustainability science. Springer 11(1): 57-67. Categories: Sustainability Sciences, Traditional Knowledges, Resource Management, Sacred	2016	National	Link
Sheperd, Sara. Conference at Haskell explores how climate change affects American Indians. Lawrence Journal-World. 2016. Categories: climate change, network, adaptation, mitigation, forum, conference	2016	United States	Link
Whyte, Kyle, Indigeneity and US Settler Colonialism (April 25, 2016). Forthcoming in Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Race, Edited by Naomi Zack, Oxford University Press. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2770061 Categories: Indigeneity, Indigenous Identity, Philosophy	2016	National, International	Link
EPA. Climate Change and the Health of Pregnant Women. Factsheet. 2016. Categories: socioeconomics, climate change, pregnancy, pregnant, mother, women, health risks, education, biohazard	2016	United States, International	Link
Ahearn, A. 2015. Facing Rising Waters, A Native Tribe Takes Its Plea to Paris in Climate Talks. NPR. [audio]. Categories: Sea Level Rise, Relocation, Glacial Melting	2015.	Northwest, Washington	Link
New York Times. 2015. The Road to a Paris Climate Deal: What Climate Change Looks Like. Categories: Sea Level Rise, Water Quality, Snow Melt, Coral Bleaching, Bark Beetles, Ocean Acidification	2015.	National, International	Link
Thomas W. Doyle, Bogdan Chivoiu, and Nicholas M. Enwright . 2015. Sea-level rise modeling handbook: Resource guide for coastal land managers, engineers, and scientists. Report submitted to USGS. Categories: Sea-level Rise, Climate Modeling, Guide, Ecosystems Impacts	2015.	Gulf of Mexico, Southeast	Link
Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska (ICC-AK). 2015. Alaskan Inuit Food Security Conceptual Framework: How to Assess the Arctic from an Inuit Perspective -- Summary and Recommendations Report. Report created as part of 2015 Alaskan Inuit Food Security Conceptual Framework Technical Report. Categories: Food Security, Climate Impacts, Planning, Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Knowledges	2015	International, Alaska, Polar	Link
Sampson, Donald. Columbia River Basin Tribes Climate Change Capacity Assessment. Portland State University. 2015. Categories: climate change, climate science, adaptation, vulnerability assessment, planning, mitigation, development, policy	2015	Oregon, Washington state	Link
Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska (ICC-AK). 2015. Alaskan Inuit Food Security Conceptual Framework: How to Assess the Arctic from an Inuit Perspective. Technical Report. Categories: Food Security, Climate Impacts, Planning, Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Knowledges	2015	International, Alaska, Polar	Link
Burger, J., Gochfeld, M., Niles, L. et al. Environ Monit Assess (2015) 187: 102. doi:10.1007/s10661-014-4233-4 Categories: cultural health, traditional foods, revitalization, climate change, population, fisheries, marine health, economy, sociocultural impacts, human health, aviary health	2015	National	Link
Maldonado, JK, TMB Bennett, K Chief, P Cochran, K Cozzetto, B Gough, MH Redsteer, N Maynard, K Lynn, G Voggesser. 2015. Engagement With Indigenous Peoples and Honoring Traditional Knowledge Systems. Climatic Change. Categories: sustained assessment, TK, tribe, indigenous	2015	Global	Link
Marino, Elizabeth. 2015. Fierce Climate, Sacred Ground: An Ethnography of Climate Change. University of Alaska Press. Categories: vulnerability, Adaptation, Relocation, tribe, indigenous	2015	Alaska, Arctic	Link
Thiele, R. 2015. Gun Lake Tribe Produces Documentary on Disappearing Wild Rice. NPR. [audio]. Categories: Wild Rice, Species Range Shifts, Documentary, Native Media	2015	East Coast, Midwest, Great Lakes	Link
D. Patrick Kilduff, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Louis W. Botsford, and Steven L. H. Teo, Changing central Pacific El Niños reduce stability of North American salmon survival rates, PNAS 2015 112 (35) 10962-10966; published ahead of print August 3, 2015, doi:10.1073/pnas.1503190112 Categories: climate change, climate adaptation, salmon, Coho, Chinook, population, restoration	2015	National	Link
Vickery, Jamie and Lori Hunter. 2015. Native Americans: Where in Environmental Justice Research? Society and Natural Resources Journal. Categories: Climate justice, American Indians, tribe, indigenous	2015	Global	Link
National Tribal Air Association. [N.d.]. Analysis of the EPA's Final Clean Power Plan, NTAA Comments and Final Rule Outcomes. Categories: Air Quality, EPA, Clean Power, Fracking, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass,	2015	National	Link
Tribal Energy System Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather. DOE. 2015. Categories: energy, socioeconomic, climate change, accessibility, energy planning	2015	National	Link
Riley, Angela and Carpenter, Kristen A., Owning Red: A Theory of Indian (Cultural) Appropriation (September 3, 2015). Texas Law Review, Vol. 94, p. 859, 2016. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2655694 Categories: Intellectual property, dispossession, cultural appropriation, intangible property, freedom of speech, cultural property claims, extralegal, sacred sites, property law, legal	2015	National, United States	Link
Armitage, P and Kilburn, S. 2015. Conduct of Traditional Knowledge Research—A Reference Guide. Whitehorse [YT]: Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope). Categories: Traditional Knowledge, Research, traditional knowledge research, indigenous people, tribe, best practices	2015	Canada	Link
Stewart. Earl, M. 2015. Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment: Draft Environmental Impact Statement. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region, Tongass National Forest Categories: Southeast Alaska, Hoonah, Kake, economy, shellfish, salmon, commercial, subsistence, Haida, Hydaburg, Kasaan, Sealaska, subsistence ("socioeconomic setting”), Ketchikan, adaptation plans, reports	2015	Alaska	Link
Tulalip, Swinomish Preserve Forest and Salmon Habitat With Two Significant Initiatives. Indian Country Toady. 2015. Categories: Conservation, coastal habitat, wetlands, habitat restoration, climate adaptation	2015	Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Puget Sound, Washington, West coasr	Link
Brewer, Joseph and Kronk Warner, Elizabeth Ann, Guarding Against Exploitation: Protecting Indigenous Knowledge in the Age of Climate Change (February 20, 2015). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2567995 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2567995 Categories: Traditional Knowledge, indigenous knowledge, Climate change, intellectual property, tribes, Native Americans, American Indians, indigenous people, Indians	2015	United States	Link
Bronen, R. (2014b). Choice and necessity: relocations in the Arctic and South Pacific. Forced Migration Review: 45. Categories: Relocations, indigenous people, tribe, Arctic, South Pacific, Relocation, Adaptation	2015	Arctic, South Pacific	Link
Bronen, R. Huffington. 2015. The Arctic Is Speaking Truths About Climate Change. Is Anyone Listening? Categories: Climate-induced displacement, Arctic, tribe, indigenous	2015	Alaska, Arctic	Link
Gruenig B, Lynn K, Voggesser G, Whyte P. 2015. Tribal climate change principles: responding to federal policies and actions to address climate change. Categories: Climate change, indigenous, policy, tribe	2015	United States	Link
Burger, J., Gochfeld, M., Niles, L. et al. Environ Monit Assess (2015) 187: 102. doi:10.1007/s10661-014-4233-4 Categories: Indicators, Human health, Ecological health, Endpoints, Cultural health, Subsistence, climate change, fisheries, conservation	2015	Northwest Coast	Link
Himes-Cornell, A., & Kasperski, S. (2015). Assessing climate change vulnerability in Alaska's fishing communities. Fisheries Research, 162, 1-11. Categories: Traditional foods, Climate change, Fishing, Alaska, tribe, indigenous	2015	Alaska, Arctic	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.