Indigenous Communities in the United States: Leaders in Climate Adaptation
Indigenous Communities in the United States: Leaders in Climate Adaptation
Public Lecture Series: Hosted by Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, USGS Physical Scientist, Nicole Herman-Mercer, USGS Social Scientist and Sheree Watson, USGS Ecologist
Learn About:
- The effects of climate change on Indigenous communities.
- How Indigenous communities are adapting to climate change.
- The benefits of including Indigenous Knowledges in USGS science.
** This image shows an inukshuk, a stone cairn used by indigenous peoples in northern latitudes, particularly in places like northern Canada.
August 31, 2023 at 6PM PDT
Resource Links:
- USGS National CASC webinar series: https://www.usgs.gov/casc/ikwebinars
- Status of Tribes and Climate Change Working Group (STACCWG). (2021). Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. [Marks-Marino, D. (ed.)] http://nau.edu/stacc2021
- Jantarasami, L.C., R. Novak, R. Delgado, E. Marino, S. McNeeley, C. Narducci, J. Raymond-Yakoubian, L. Singletary, and K. Powys Whyte, 2018: Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II [Reidmiller, D.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, K.L.M. Lewis, T.K. Maycock, and B.C. Stewart (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 572–603. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH15
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