Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 309-320
Description
Study uses relational research methodologies to examine the way that colonial structures and environmental policies interact and work to suppress Indigenous rights and sovereignties in the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous community in Chittagong Hill Tract in Bangladesh.
Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education: Mapping the Long View
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Eve Tuck
K. Wayne Yang
Sandra Styres
Naadli Todd Lee Ormiston … Alex Wilson … [et al.]
Indigenous at the Heart: Indigenous Research in a Climate Change Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Arbon
Lester-Irabinna Rigney
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 5, 2014, pp. 478-492
Description
Outlines research goals of the project and future directions concerning community based participation.
Indigenous Communities and Climate Change: Portrayal of Environmental (In)justice in Indigenous and Mainstream Media in the U.S.
Theses
Author/Creator
Fabian Klaproth
Description
Communications Thesis (MS) -- Ohio University, 2023.
Indigenous Governance is an Adaptive Climate Change Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Rachel MacNeill
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 271-275
Description
Author argues that Indigenous environmental knowledge is currently only cited as evidence of climate change; asserts that Indigenous knowledges and cultures need to be recognized as holding legitimate, adaptive, and sustainable climate change strategies.
Indigenous Knowledge, Climate Change and Forest Management: The Nisǥa'a Nation Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Jose Arias-Bustamante
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.
Indigenous Languages Glossary Workbook
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
For use with the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities.
Indigenous Masculinities in a Changing Climate: Vulnerability and Resilience in the United States
Alternate Title
Men, Masculinities and Disaster
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kirsten Vinyeta
Kyle Whyte
Kathy Lynn
Description
Discusses how environmental change has impacted men's roles and responsibilities in four areas: health, migration and displacement, economic and professional development, and culture.
Chapter from Men, Masculinities and Disaster edited by Elaine Enarson and Bob Pease.
Indigenous Nations' Responses to Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 5-27
Description
Discusses how members of the United League of Indigenous Nations, including Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, are looking at the issue of climate change.
Indigenous Peoples And Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cherrington
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 2008
Description
Explains that man-made climate change has been noticed and endured by Indigenous peoples around the world for decades.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelton H. Davies
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-17
Description
Contends that climate change and green house gas emissions are negatively affecting the economies and health of third world developing countries.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Emerging Research on Traditional Knowledge and Livelihoods
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ariell Ahearn
Vanessa Burns
Mulubrhan Balehegn
Seble Samuel
Greta Semplici ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: From Victims to Change Agents through Decent Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gender
Equality and Diversity Branch
Green Jobs Programme
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Research in the Arctic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 26-33
Description
Discusses the challenges and changes associated with climate change will have in Arctic regions on it's inhabitants.
To access this article scroll down to page 26.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Scientists: Assessing Knowledge, Power, and Practices in Collaborative Climate Change Networks
Theses
Author/Creator
Carla May Dhillon
Description
Natural Resources and Environment Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2018.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Peoples, Land, and Resources
Alternate Title
Climate Change Impacts in the United States: U.S. National Climate Assessment
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. M. Bull Bennett
Nancy G. Maynard
Patricia Cochran
Robert Gough
Kathy Lynn ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at effects of climate change on food, water, hunting conditions, health and forced relocations.
Chapter 12 from book: Climate Change Impacts in the United States edited by J. M. Melillo. Terese (T. C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe.
Indigenous Women and Climate Change
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alberto Acosta
Marisol de la Cadena
Eduardo Gudynas
Jelke Boesten
Luisa Elvira Belaunde … [et al.]
Indigenous Women, Climate Change & Forests
Alternate Title
Indigenous Women, Climate Change and Forests
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rose Cunningham Kain
Nadia Fenly
Lelewal
Tsering Sherpa
Senjuti Khisa … [et al.]
Ininímowin Climate Change Glossary
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Discusses the importance of land, changes to medicine and plants; water, ice, and travel; wildlife; and reconnecting with the land. Gives a list Cree words associated with each topic. Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities.
Initial Findings from the Implementation of a Community-Based Sentinel Surveillance System to Assess the Health Effects of Climate Change in Alaska
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Driscoll
Tenaya Sunbury
Janet Johnston
Sue Renes
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21405
Description
Results from 91 participants in a one-year study showed that the community-based system is an effective study method and should be expanded nationally.
Interdisciplinarity, Native Resilience, and How the Riddles Can Teach Wildlife Law in an Era of Rapid Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Orville H. Huntington and Annette Watson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 49-73
Description
Comments on natural resource management using Native American and Western approaches.
International Indigenous Youth Cooperative (IIYC): Youth, Cultural Sustainability, Resilience, and Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Ericson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2016, pp. 111-133
Description
Examines the benefits for lands, waters, and wildlife preservation through Indigenous youth's engagement within their communities.
Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Britton
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 1-14; 15-24
Description
An introduction to a special issue on climate change and its effects on arctic communities. For English scroll down to page 15.
Inuit Approaches to Naming and Distinguishing Caribou: Considering Language, Place, and Homeland toward Improved Co-management
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gita Ljubicic
Simon Okpakok
Sean Robertson
Rebecca Mearns
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 3, September 2018
Description
Researchers work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) on Qikiqtaq (King William Island) in order to document and share Uqsuqtuurmiut (people of Uqsuqtuuq) knowledge of caribou movements, hunting, and habitat, as well as the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods, and cultural practices.
Les Inuit et le Changement Climatque / The Inuit and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Nicole Stuckenberger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le changement climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 5-19
Description
Chronicles the impact climate change has on the Inuit and the Arctic environment they inhabit.
Scroll down to page 12 for English version.
Inuit Food Security: Vulnerability of the Traditional Food System to Climatic Extremes During Winter 2010/2011 in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Statham
Description
Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2012.
Inuit, namiipita? Climate Change Research and Policy: Beyond Canada’s Diversity and Equity Problem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 265-269
Description
Author examines the ongoing exclusion and disenfranchisement of Inuit people in Canadian research and policy making around climate change.
Inuit Perceptions of Climate Change in East Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cunera Buijs
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 39-54
Description
Examines how the Inuit perceptions have been shaped by the political discussion, global warming and other associated issues.
The Inuit Petition as a Bridge? Beyond Dialectics of Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hari M. Osofsky
American Indian Law Review, vol. 31, no. 2, Symposium: Lands, Liberties, and Legacies:Indigenous Peoples and International Law , 2006/2007, pp. 675-697
Description
Analyzes the legal issues surrounding the claim by Canadian and American Inuit that U.S. climate change policy violates their right to enjoy the benefits of their culture, use and enjoy their land, and use and enjoy their personal property.
Inuit Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Subsistence Hunting and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tristan Pearce
James Ford
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Barry Smit
Arctic, vol. 68, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 233-245
Description
Studies role Inuit traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) plays in the reactions to climate change.
Inuit Women's Conceptualizations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Alternate Title
Inuit Women's Conceptualisations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Theses
Author/Creator
Linnaea Jasiuk
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2016.
Involve First Nations in Combating Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 9
Description
Discusses the need for evaluating climate change and the importance of ensuring First Nations involvement in the process.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Is The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change An Effective (Or Appropriate) Institution For Supporting Indigenous Peoples' Adaptation To Climate Change?
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle L. Maillet
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2014.
Isi Askiwan-The State of the Land: Summary of the Prince Albert Grand Council Elders' Forum on Climate Change: Final Research Project Report to the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willie Ermine
Ralph Nilson
David Sauchyn
Ernest Sauve
Robin Yvonne Smith
no. 1
Description
Forum's primary objective was knowledge-sharing in an environment of "respectful learning and traditional protocol."
Isi Wipan - Climate: Identifying the Impacts of Climate Change and Capacity For Adaptation in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willie Ermine
Dave Sauchyn
Mary Vetter
Catherine Hart
Description
Cree Elders from James Smith and Shoal Lake reserves are interviewed about coping with changes to their traditional way of life.
"It's So Different Today": Climate Change and Indigenous Lifeways in British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Helen Clifton
Global Environmental Change. A, Human and Policy Dimensions, vol. 19, no. 2, Traditional Peoples and Climate Change , May 2009, pp. 180-190
Description
Paper focuses the experiences, knowledge and observations of members of Gitga’at communities over the course of eight years in terms of environments and indigenous knowledge.
“It’s so hard to put tangible figures to it:” Examining Climate Change Impacts on Inuit Mental Health in Nunatsiavut, Labrador
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Middleton
Description
Population Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Guelph, 2020.
Knowledge Base: Summary of Literature Gathered on Inuit Food Security in the Canadian Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Furgal
Vinay Rajdev
Description
Lists 275 publications. Includes peer reviewed academic research articles and grey literature.
Lament for the Land: On the Impacts of Climate Change on Mental and Emotional Health and Well-Being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Description
Rural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Guelph, 2012.
Late Dorset Deposits at Iita: Site Formation and Site Destruction in Northwestern Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Darwent
Genevieve M. LeMoine
Christyann M. Darwent
Hans Lange
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 96-118
Description
Authors highlight the accelerating deterioration of a significant archaeological site in Greenland as a result of climate change. Article details the artifacts retrieved which demonstrate more than 1000-year stretch of human occupation and evaluate the deposits that remain at the site.
Late Quaternary Bison Diminution on the Great Plains of North America: Evaluating the Role of Human Hunting Versus Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew E. Hill
Matthew G. Hill
Christopher C. Widga
Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 27, no. 17-18, September 2008, pp. 1752-1771
Description
Study found that changes in bison size where due to environmental conditions and not due to human hunting.
Leading the Way: Tribal Colleges Prepare Students to Address Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Climate Commitment, Winter, 2011
Description
Looks at the role tribal colleges and universities play in helping Native communities adjust to the effects of climate change.
Lessons Learned through Community-Engaged Planning
Alternate Title
Manuscript 1338
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Laura Machial
Kendra Quinney
Len Quinney
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
Limited Report: Climate Change Adaptive Capacity of Forestry Stakeholders in the Boreal Plains Ecozone
Alternate Title
SRC Publication ; no. 12306-3C08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Johnston
Tim Williamson
Elaine Wheaton
Virginia Wittrock
Harry Nelson ... Hayley Hesseln ... [et al.]
Description
A report on the adaptability of forest-based practitioners, forest-dependent communities, and forest-based First Nations.
Linking Gender, Climate Change, Adaptive Capacity, and Forest-Based Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen G. Reed
Alyssa Scott
David Natcher
Mark Johnston
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 44, no. 9, 2014, pp. 995-1004
Description
Examines the influence of gender on adaptability required for forestry-based communities due to climate change.
Linking Two Ways of Knowing to Understand Climate Change on Geese and First Nations in the Hudson Bay Lowland
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Robus
Description
Environmental and Life Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--Trent University, 2012.
Listening for Sedna: Contemporary Inuit Art and Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alison Cooley
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, Climate, Spring, 2016, pp. [20]-27
Description
Comments on the few works by Inuit artists included in the over 550 ArtCOP21 events worldwide.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Literature Review: Climate Change and Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alice Buhrich
Description
Forth-eight references consist of peer-reviewed articles and reports available via the internet. Current as of 2010.
Local and Indigenous Knowledge for Community Resilience: Hydro-meteorological Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal and Small Island Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa Hiwasaki
Emmanuel Luna
Syamsidik
Rajib Shaw