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.

Community Master Plan and Program Development for the Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement

Type

Tribal Profiles

Literature

Publication

"Community Master Planning and Program Development for the Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement: Phase 2 Report." PDF. 21 July 2021. https://csrsinc.app.box.com/s/t639h5sya1v4d5rkbdk8idrmma8437oc

Year Published

2021

Organization

Louisiana Office of Community Development

Description

In January 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Louisiana $48,379,249 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement. The grant was part of the state’s successful application to the National Disaster Resilience Competition.¹ With Resettlement funding in place, Louisiana can proceed with a structured and voluntary retreat from Isle de Jean Charles that is thoughtful and equitable, while maximizing opportunities for current and past island residents.

Geography

Louisiana

Website

https://csrsinc.app.box.com/s/t639h5sya1v4d5rkbdk8idrmma8437oc

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.