Climate Change
and Pacific Rim
Indigenous
Nations
Dr. Zoltán Grossman,
Dr. Alan Parker,
Dr. Ted Whitesell,
The Evergreen State College,
Olympia, Washington
Northwest Indian
Applied Research Institute
www.evergreen.edu/nwindian
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Climate
Change
Reports
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Climate change is already here
Indigenous Peoples:
Miner’s Canary of Climate Change
“Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks
the shifts from fresh air to poison gas in our
political atmosphere…”
Felix Cohen (1953)
“Indigenous Peoples are like the miner’s canary.
When their cultures and languages disappear this
reflects the profound sickness in the ecology.”
Paul Havemann & Helena Whall (2002)
“I say canary in the coal mine because the Arctic
is one part of the world that is experiencing faster
impact from global warming.”
Al Gore (2006)
Early
warnings
in the Arctic
1941
2004
Early
warnings
in the Arctic
Early warnings in the Pacific
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Early warnings in the Pacific
May 2005
June 2005
Early warnings in North America
Medicine Creek Treaty Tree
Harvesting rights
in North America
Impacts on
water resources
Impacts on
forest resources
Climate
change:
potential
Culture
Killer
Traditional
Ecological
Knowledge
Climate stresses on culture
Indigenous cooperation
United
Nations
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Framework
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Convention on
Climate Change
Environmental treaties
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Nations Permanent Forum
on Indigenous Issues
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Community = Survival
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Gather information
2. Secure
water sources
3. Secure
food sources
4. Adapt to new foods
5. Cooperate in
local planning
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6. Cooperate to reduce emissions
Adopting
renewable energies
7. Protect local habitats
8. Assert tribal powers globally
Indigenous NGOs at UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) and UN Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC)
9. Involve tribal youth
10. Work with other Indigenous
The Indigenous Nations Treaty
The Indigenous Nations Treaty
United League of Indigenous Nations
United League of Indigenous Nations
http://www.ULIN-web.org
http://www.IndigenousNationsTreaty.org
Alan Parker, Director,
Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute (NIARI),
The Evergreen State College,
Sem 3112, 2700 Evergreen Pkwy. NW
Olympia, WA 98505 USA
Tel.:
(360) 867-5075
E-mail: parkeral@evergreen.edu
Website: http://nwindian.evergreen.edu
Faculty Contact
Dr. Zoltán Grossman, Senior Research Associate,
Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute (NIARI),
Faculty member in Geography / Native American Studies,
The Evergreen State College,
Lab 1 3012, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA 98505 USA
Phone: (360) 867-6153 / 359-8871
E-mail: grossmaz@evergreen.edu
Web: http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz
NIARI: http://www.evergreen.edu/nwindian
Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations project
Web:
Report:
Powerpoint:
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/climate.html
http://www.evergreen.edu/nwindian/pdf/papers/IndigClimate.pdf
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/IndigClimate2007.ppt
Other Resources
United League of Indigenous Nations Treaty www.indigenousnationstreaty.org
Native Climate Commons (Terry Williams & Preston Hardison, Tulalip Tribes) http://climate.nativecommons.net
Brett Stephenson: Maori and climate change http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/Ata.ppt
Assembly of First Nations climate change program http://www.afn.ca/article.asp?id=743
Tribal Lands Climate Conference www.tribalclimate.org
National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) www.ntec.org
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) Climate Justice Campaign www.ienearth.org/climate_campaign.html
Circles of Wisdom: Native Peoples /Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop
www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/native.pdf
Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) climate change petition to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
www.inuitcircumpolar.com/index.php?ID=318&Lang=En
Native Energy www.nativenergy.org or www.nativewind.org
Native Americas - Special Issue on Global Warming www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/00/1.20.00/Native_Americas.html
Climate Alliance of European cities and indigenous peoples www.climatealliance.org/english/indigenous/frameset.htm
It's Getting Hot in Here: Global Youth Climate Movement www.itsgettinghotinhere.org
Alaska Youth for Environmental Action www.ayea.org
Climate Impacts Group (Washington state) www.cses.washington.edu/cig/pnwc/cc.shtml
Global Warming & the Pacific Northwest Coast http://www.nwf.org/sealevelrise