Climate Change Report: final version released

The final version of "Native Communities and Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources as Part of National Climate Policy : Report" has been released. The report was published by the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School in conjunction with the Western Water Assessment at the University of Colorado. The author is Jonathan Hanna.

The executive summary, draft report, and final version are available from the Library's catalog.

Go to http://narf.org/nill/catalog/catalog.htm and click on "Search the catalog."

Type id=17484 into the search screen, or search by title "Native Communities and Climate Change" (include the quotes).

Tribal Resolutions on Climate Change From Alaska Native Tribes & Villages

Global warming is wreaking havoc in Alaska. In February 2006, during the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Alaska Native participants described increased forest fires, more dangerous hunting, fishing and traveling conditions, visible changes in animals and plants, infrastructure damage from melting permafrost and coastal erosion, fiercer winter storms, and pervasive unpredictability. (Dan Joling, Associated Press, 2/7/07). Because of these and other dramatic changes, traditional knowledge is jeopardized, as are cultural structures and the nutritional needs of Alaska's indigenous peoples.

The Native American Rights Fund, which the library is a part of, successfully gathered 162 Tribal and Corporate Resolutions calling on Congress and the Executive Office to adopt legislation reducing carbon emissions. The resolutions were carried to Washington, D.C. by tribal leaders and presented to the Alaska Delegation on Climate Change Crisis Day, March 20th and 21st. A successful meeting with Congressman Markey followed and resulted in interest to convene hearings on climate change impacts on indigenous peoples.
To read more, visit our case update page on the Global Warming Project, and read the resolutions from the tribes.

Climate Change and its Effects on Native Peoples in Alaska

We have just posted a significant update to our selected list of resources entitled: "Climate Change and its Effects on Native Peoples in Alaska." This list focuses on studies, reports, and articles relating to global warming Native Peoples in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. It also provides citations to many of the major studies on climate change. Links are available for many of the resources found on the web. NARF is becoming active in this important area and will be discussing its future role at our next board meeting on May 4.

See: http://www.narf.org/nill/resources/climatechange.pdf