Community Resilience Archive

Restoring Longleaf Pines, Keystone of Once Vast Ecosystems

March 18, 2021

On December 30, 2020, the Associated Press published an article looking at recent collaborative efforts being made to restore the ecosystems of the culturally significant, and fire adapted tree species…

A record 6 Native Americans were elected to Congress. Here’s where they stand on climate.

March 18, 2021

“Indigenous representation in Congress first surged two years ago, after the 2018 midterm elections. Deb Haaland, who is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and has Jemez Pueblo…

NCAI Passes Climate-Related Resolutions at 77th Annual Convention and Marketplace

March 18, 2021

Last month, NCAI and its voting membership passed two climate action resolutions and amended a previous 2017 resolution on the Paris Climate Accord. #PDX-20-030: The Development of a 2021 Tribal…

Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) Incorporates Climate Information into Local Decision-Making Processes

March 18, 2021

In a multi-agency effort supported by the Northwest CASC, scientists from the USGS, U.S. Forest Service, and various NGO’s recently released the Climate Adaptation Integration Tool (CAIT) to help resource…

South Central CASC Tribal Liaison Awarded Outstanding Tribal GIS Member Award

March 18, 2021

South Central CASC Tribal Resilience Liaison April Taylor recently received the Outstanding Tribal GIS Member Award from the National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center, which represents more than 200 Tribal…

USDA Forest Service Appoints New Tribal Relations Director

March 18, 2021

The USDA Forest Service recently appointed a new director to the Tribal Relations program. Reed Robinson announced his new position in a blog post on the Tribal Relations webpage. Here…

Alarmed by scope of wildfires, officials turn to Native Americans for help

March 18, 2021

“‘Fire was absolutely a part of what we did all the time,’ she said. ‘It wasn’t a fearful thing.’“Long before California was California, Native Americans used fire to keep the…

NE CASC Fellow’s Perspective: Our Place in This Place

March 18, 2021

NE CASC Undergraduate Fellow Jasmine Neosh, a student at the College of Menominee Nation, has published a personal essay that uses Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge…

Contribute to the Fifth National Climate Assessment

March 18, 2021

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is pleased to announce that the call for author nominations and technical inputs for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is now open.Please…

Tribal Climate Conference Addresses Environmental Issues in Indian Country

March 18, 2021

“More than 2,400 participants from 30 countries and over 150 Tribal Nations sat in front of their screens to attend the first biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, held…

Preserving Our Place: Isle de Jean Charles

March 18, 2021

“The influx of saltwater killed the marsh grasses. Trees that once offered shelter from hurricane-force winds were turned a skeletal white by the salt….“Preserving a moment in time has different…

Declining Marine Health Threatens Traditional Subsistence Fishing for Tribal Nations

March 18, 2021

“Melissa Watkinson recalls a time in the past when she could go crabbing at the end of the dock in the Puget Sound and catch a great deal of crab.…

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