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
Mjoseth, J. 2017. The Importance of Research Ethics to Native Communities. HHS. 2017 TEK, intellectual property, protection, preservation, conservation, legislation, research, ethics National 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
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
Rogers, Nala. 2017. Tapping Traditional Wisdom to Cope with Climate Change. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, traditional knowledge, social justice, cross-agency collaboration, communication science, climate science, climate predictions, projections, planning, policy, research, indigenous science Global, International, Indian Country Link
Visser, Nick. 2017. Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Agency Website. Again. 2017 climate change, Trump administration, white house, anti-science, climate change denial, National Link
McBride, B.B., Sanchez-Trigueros, F., Carver, S.J., Watson, A.E., Stumpff, L.M., Matt, R. and Borrie, W.T., 2017. Participatory Geographic Information Systems as an Organizational Platform for the Integration of Traditional and Scientific Knowledge in Contemporary Fire and Fuels Management. Journal of Forestry, 115(1), pp.43-50. 2017 climate change, planning, policy, TEK, traditional ecological knowledge, resource management, fuel, energy National 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
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
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
O'rourke, Christian. 2017. With Chance the Rapper By His Side, This 16-Year-Old Activist & Rapper Is Setting Out to Change the Climate Game: Exclusive. 2017 climate change, Earth Guardians, OCT, social justice, outreach, awareness, music, art, rap, hip hop, National, United States Link
McNeeley, S.M., 2017. Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country. Weather, Climate, and Society, 9(3), pp.393-404. 2017 climate change, conservation, management, legislation, societal impacts, policy, natural resources, cultural resources National Link
Clean energy: The challenge of achieving a ‘just transition’ for workers. EcoBusiness. 2017. 2017 climate change, economy, employment, jobs sector, emissions, carbon footprint, adaptation, mitigation Arizona, United States, International 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
Site of Science. 2017. We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change. 2017 climate change, pollution, debris, plastics, adaptation, mitigation, natural processes, climate science, community, art, traditions, museum International, Global Link
USGS. 2017. Model development for climate-driven impacts to berry resources in Alaska. 2017 berries, conservation, management, sustainability, planning, policy, projections Alaska Link
Grunwald, Michael. Environmentalists get a dose of good news. Politico. 2017. 2017 TEK, traditional ecological knowledge, climate change, policy, planning, mitigation, adaptation National Link
Fatorić, S. and Seekamp, E., 2017. Evaluating a decision analytic approach to climate change adaptation of cultural resources along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Land Use Policy, 68, pp.254-263. 2017 Northeast, Atlantic Coast Link
Watson, Teila. 2017. Indigenous knowledge systems can help solve the problems of climate change. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, TEK, traditional knowledge, Indigenous rights, Indigneous science, management, conservation Australia, Global, International Link
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
Eilperin, J. 2017. The EPA just buried its climate change website for kids. 2017 climate change, youth, education, social justice, Obama administration, Trump administration, National Link
Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Pauly D, Weatherdon LV, Ota Y (2016) A Global Estimate of Seafood Consumption by Coastal Indigenous Peoples. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0166681. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166681 2017 climate change, marine, fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, mitigation, adaptation, food justice, economy, subsistence International Link
Landers, Rich. 2017. Columbia River sees near-record shad run; steelhead numbers are down. 2017 salmon, fisheries, tribal health, water health, watershed, climate change Oregon, Washington, Columbia River Basin 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
Davenport, M. E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board. New York Times. 2017 climate change, climate change denial, denier, anti-science, corporate, EPA, agency reduction National Link
For indigenous communities, fish mean much more than food. The Conversation. 2017. 2017 climate change, adaptation, mitigation, marine, water health, fisheries, aquaculture, commercial, subsistence, self-determination, traditional ecological knowledge, National Link
Blocker, Kevin. 2017. Spokane Tribe preps for industrial push. 2017 energy, self-sufficiency, infrastructure, development, economy, employment Spokane, Idaho, Western United States. 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
Geiling, Natasha. 2017. Climate kids to get their day in court against the Trump administration. 2017 OCT, climate change, lawsuit, federal court, legislation, policy, carbon, emissions, youth, social justice National Link
Page, Samantha. 2017. Tribal, environmental groups sue over methane rule delay. ThinkProgress. 2017 Trump Administration, climate change, tribes, legislation, policy, methane, BLM, emissions, standards United States Link

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