Ch. 12: Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment

Bennett, T. M. Bull; Maynard, Nancy G.; Cochran, Patricia; Gough, R. E.; Lynn, Kathy; Maldonado, Julie; Voggesser, Garrit; Wotkyns, S.; Cozzetto, Karen; Melillo, J. M.; Richmond, Terese; Yohe, Gary

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“…Another form is to focus on how climate change uniquely affects Indigenous communities (e.g., Bennett et al 2014). For example, Field et al (2014) note that one risk connected with sea-level rise is "Loss of common-pool resources, sense of place, and identity, especially among Indigenous populations in rural coastal zones."…”

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“…For example, Field et al (2014) note that one risk connected with sea-level rise is "Loss of common-pool resources, sense of place, and identity, especially among Indigenous populations in rural coastal zones." In the USA at least, recognition that Indigenous peoples face special challenges connected to climate change has led to some dedicated research and engagement resources directed toward Indigenous communities and nations from governments, non-governmental organizations, universities, and the media (Bennett et al 2014;Wotkyns 2013). A third alternative (that may include one or both models above) is research conducted by Indigenous scholars and scientists themselves (formally or informally), either through university and government research institutions, or as community-driven knowledge production.…”

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“…Indigenous peoples often interpret the nature and significance of climate change differently from non-Indigenous scientists (Bennett et al 2014;Chief et al 2014;Maldonado et al 2013;Vinyeta et al 2015;Willox et al 2011). These differences may significantly affect the production of science, and the relationships among non-Indigenous scientists, Indigenous scientists, and communities experiencing change (Williams and Hardison 2013).…”

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Indian time: time, seasonality, and culture in Traditional Ecological Knowledge of climate change

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Introduction: Western climate science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) represent complementary and overlapping views of the causes and consequences of change. In particular, observations of changes in abundance, distribution, phenology, or behavior of the natural environment (including plants and animals) can have a rich cultural and spiritual interpretation in Indigenous communities that may not be present in western science epistemologies.Results: Using interviews with Indigenous elders and other Traditional Knowledge holders, we demonstrate that assumptions about the nature, perception, and utilization of time and timing can differ across knowledge systems in regard to climate change. Conclusions: Our interviewees' focus on relationality predisposes them to notice interactional changes among humans and other species, to be sensitive to smaller scale examples of change, to be more likely to see climate change as part of a broader time scale, and to link changes to a greater suite of socio-political phenomena, including the long arc of colonialism. One implication of this research and the interactions among humans and other species is that policies restricting Native and non-Native access to resources (i.e., hunting and fishing) to certain calendar seasons may need to be revisited in a changing climate.

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“…Indigenous communities face particular challenges because of their attachment to traditional lands and the impacts of colonization [1,2803], [2,299]. Among indigenous peoples in the United States, Alaska Native Villages (ANVs) are especially challenged because of the degree of change they are experiencing [3] as well as their lack of control over land and natural resources [4].…”

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“…While much research has focused on how climate change has impacted indigenous communities [2] [24], published research on how they are adapting and building resilience is more limited [18] [25] [26] [27] [28,32]. Within Alaska, the focus has often been on climate change impacts (particularly in terms of subsistence) and vulnerability more than adaptation [29] [49] consider how people in southwestern ANVs are able to maintain aging infrastructure and community services in the face of climate change.…”

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Presenting a Picture of Alaska Native Village Adaptation: A Method of Analysis

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Alaska is a large state with 229 nationally recognized tribes, known as Alaska Native Villages (ANVs). Efforts to understand ANV climate change adaptation have often been limited to a particular concern (i.e., flooding and erosion) in a particular part of Alaska (i.e., the west coast). My study is the first that I am aware of attempting to identify adaptation actions, strategies and barriers across the entire state of Alaska and recommend ways for laws and institutions to facilitate adaptation. In this article, I explain a distinct method for identifying adaptation actions, strategies, and barriers that draws on literature, community plans, laws, and interviews and conversations with 153 participants (including ANV residents and those that make or influence policy affecting ANVs). Rather than coding particular segments of an interview or plan, I numerically code interviews and plans as a whole, based on themes expressed therein and from the literature. At the same time, I keep track of quotations that help clarify these themes. This method yields a complex picture of ANV adaptation that shows different views of climate change and adaptation strategies among different sources. Preliminary results of the study suggest a need for measures to improve implementation of community-level adaptation actions, rather than perpetuating a system of government-sponsored planning and data collection in narrow areas. Institutional changes need to be incremental in order to gain political support, yet they must be holistic in addressing the many challenges that ANVs face.

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Explaining differential vulnerability to climate change: A social science review

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The varied effects of recent extreme weather events around the world exemplify the uneven impacts of climate change on populations, even within relatively small geographic regions. Differential human vulnerability to environmental hazards results from a range of social, economic, historical, and political factors, all of which operate at multiple scales. While adaptation to climate change has been the dominant focus of policy and research agendas, it is essential to ask as well why some communities and peoples are disproportionately exposed to and affected by climate threats. The cases and synthesis presented here are organized around four key themes (resource access, governance, culture, and knowledge), which we approach from four social science fields (cultural anthropology, archaeology, human geography, and sociology). Social scientific approaches to human vulnerability draw vital attention to the root causes of climate change threats and the reasons that people are forced to adapt to them. Because vulnerability is a multidimensional process rather than an unchanging state, a dynamic social approach to vulnerability is most likely to improve mitigation and adaptation planning efforts. This article is categorized under: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Values‐Based Approach to Vulnerability and Adaptation

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Ch. 12: Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment

Cited by 39 publications

References 31 publications

Indian time: time, seasonality, and culture in Traditional Ecological Knowledge of climate change

Indian time: time, seasonality, and culture in Traditional Ecological Knowledge of climate change

Presenting a Picture of Alaska Native Village Adaptation: A Method of Analysis

Explaining differential vulnerability to climate change: A social science review

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