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
Strauss, B. H., Kulp, S. and Levermann, A. 2015. Mapping Choices: Carbon, Climate, and Rising Seas, Our Global Legacy. Climate Central Research Report. pp. 1-38. 2015 Sea level rise, populations at risk International, Global Link
Ahearn, A. 2015. Facing Rising Waters, A Native Tribe Takes Its Plea to Paris in Climate Talks. NPR. [audio]. 2015. Sea Level Rise, Relocation, Glacial Melting Northwest, Washington Link
Owens, B. (2018, June 18). Virtual Reality Preserves Disappearing Land. Hakai Magazine. Retrieved July 3, 2018, from https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/virtual-reality-preserves-disappearing-land/ 2018 sea level rise, virtual reality, climate change, erosion, relocation Louisiana Link
New York Times. 2015. The Road to a Paris Climate Deal: What Climate Change Looks Like. 2015. Sea Level Rise, Water Quality, Snow Melt, Coral Bleaching, Bark Beetles, Ocean Acidification National, International Link
NOAA Sentinel Site Cooperative. n.d. Keeping Pace: A short guide to navigating sea-level rise models. 2016 Sea-level Rise, Climate Modeling 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. 2015. Sea-level Rise, Climate Modeling, Guide, Ecosystems Impacts Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Link
Doyle, T.W., Chivoiu, Bogdan, and Enwright, N.M., 2015, Sea-level rise modeling handbook—Resource guide for coastal land managers, engineers, and scientists: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1815, 76 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/pp1815. 2015 Sea-level Rise, Resource Guide, Planning National, Coastal Link
Salazar, Ken. 2009. Interior Secretarial Order 3289, “Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on America’s Water, Land, and other Natural and Cultural Resources.” Available at: http://www.doi.gov//whatwedo/climate/strategy/index.cfm. 2009 Secretarial order Link
Dumroese, R. Kasten; Luna, Tara; Landis, Thomas D., editors. 2009. Nursery manual for native plants: A guide for tribal nurseries - Volume 1: Nursery management. Agriculture Handbook 730. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 302 p. 2009 seed restoration, native seeds, native plants, plant nursery, crop production, agriculture 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 2016 self-determination, sovereignty, treaty rights, governance, international rights International, Global Link
Teirstein, Zoya. "As Warming Waters Make Shellfish Toxic, a Way of Life Becomes Deadly for Native Alaskans." Grist, 26 Feb. 2020, https://grist.org/food/climate-change-is-turning-shellfish-toxic-and-threatening-alaska-natives/?utm_content=bufferc88cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 2020 shellfish poisoning, traditional foods, warming water temperatures, subsistence practices, culture Alaska 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
Roop, H.A., G.S. Mauger, H. Morgan, A.K. Snover, and M. Krosby, 2020. “Shifting Snowlines and Shorelines: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere and Implications for Washington State.” Briefing paper prepared by the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Seattle 2020 shorelines, snowlines, IPCC, ocean and cryosphere, Cascade Range, Olympic Mountains, climate change impacts Washington state Link
Environment Oregon 2019 Siletz, climate change, water crisis, Oregon, loggers Oregon, Klamath 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
UNEP, 2007: Global Outlook for Ice and Snow. United Nations Environment Programme. URL ↩ 2003 Snow, sea ice, Ice Sheets, Glaciers and Ice Caps, Frozen Ground, River and Lake Ice, policy Global Link
Westman, Clinton N. 2013 Social Impact Assessment and the Anthropology of the Future in Canada’s Tar Sands. Human Organization 72(2):111-120. 2013 social impact assessment, tar sands, Anthropology of the Future, Canada, traditional land use Canada Link
EPA. Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice. Factsheet. 2016. 2016 social justice, climate change, socioeconomic, race, citizenship, low-income, biohazard, accessibility, education International, United States Link
Capriccioso, Rob. 2017. Plea to Trump: Protect White House Council on Native American Affairs. Indian Country Media Network. 2017 social justice, sovereignty, tribal protection, treaty, trump administration, budget cuts, planning, policy, legislation National Link
Lynn, Kathy; MacKendrick, Katharine; and Donoghue, Ellen M. 2011. Social vulnerability and climate change: synthesis of literature. Gen. Tech. Rep. 2011 social vulnerability, socioeconomic, cultural, political, social, health, climate justice, vulnerable populations, knowledge gaps, social impacts National, United States, International 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
Pyper, Julia. “IRS Issues Favorable Tax Credit Guidance for New Solar Projects.” GTM, 22 June 2018, www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/irs-issues-favorable-tax-credit-guidance-for-new-solar-projects?utm_source=InsideClimate News&utm_campaign=ee944cfe76-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-ee944cfe76-327881649#gs.qZ1Esio. 2018 solar panel, tax credit, investment, renewable energy National Link
Sevigny, Melissa. “The STAR School Wins Science Prize for Low-Cost Cooler Design.” Knau Arizona Public Radio Home, 31 Jan. 2018, knau.org/post/star-school-wins-science-prize-low-cost-cooler-design. 2018 solar power, community wellness, affordable energy, stem Arizona Link
Legislature, Alaska State. 2008. Final Commission Report: Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission. 2008 Southeast Alaska, traditional knowledge, TEK, climate change, relocation, vulnerability assessment Alaska
Holen, D., 2014. Fishing for community and culture: the value of fisheries in rural Alaska. Polar Record, 50(4), pp.403-413. 2014 Southeast Alaska, Chenega, fishing, fisheries, rural communities, economy, social economy, commercial fishing, subsistence fishing, traditional gathering, cultural values, food security, job security, cultural resources, natural resources, youth, intergenerational knowledge Alaska Link
Meeker, D., 2017 A Synthesis of Climate Adaptation Planning Needs in Alaska Native Communities. 2017 Southeast Alaska, climate change, adaptation, policy, planning, management, interagency support, TEK, , oral tradition, climate science, research,  Alaska Link
Driscoll, D.L., Sunbury, T., Johnston, J. and Renes, S., 2013. Initial findings from the implementation of a community-based sentinel surveillance system to assess the health effects of climate change in Alaska. International journal of circumpolar health, 72(1), p.21405. 2013 Southeast Alaska, climate change, Alaska Native villages, climate change surveillance, observations, policy, community, community activism, community participation, social change, climate science, water security, food security, changed social activities, reduced activities Alaska 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
Swanson, M, Trainor, F. 2016. Current Coastal Change Research/Management Projects and Priority Information Needs in from Cook Inlet through Southeastern Alaska 2016 Southeast Alaska, climate change, coastal, erosion, marine, management, research Alaska Link
NOAA, 2014. Status Review of Southeast Alaska Herring (Clupea pallasi): Threats Evaluation and Extinction Risk Analysis. National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region. 2014 Southeast Alaska, climate change, herring, pacific herring, fisheries, habitat, spawning, stream influence Alaska Link

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