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Climate Change
and Pacific Rim
Indigenous
Nations
Northwest Indian
Applied Research Institute,
The Evergreen State College
(Olympia, Washington)
www.evergreen.edu/nwindian
Beginning
the discussion
Climate change is already here
Carbon emissions
from fossil fuels…
…trap heat in
the atmosphere
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
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
Environmental treaties
Community = Survival
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Gather information
2. Secure
water sources
3. Secure
food sources
4. Adapt to new foods
5. Cooperate in
local planning
6. Cooperate to reduce emissions
Adopting
renewable energies
7. Protect local habitats
8. Assert tribal powers globally
Indigenous NGOs at the
UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Asia-Pacific
Economic
Cooperation
(APEC) countries
9. Involve tribal youth
10. Work with other Indigenous
The Indigenous Nations Treaty
Contact
r. Alan Parker, Director,
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Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute (NIARI),
The Evergreen State College,
SEM 3112, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA 98505 USA
Phone: (360) 867-5075
Fax: (360) 867-6553
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.evergreen.edu/nwindian
Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations program
Web:
Report:
Powerpoint:
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/climate.html
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/IndigClimate.pdf
http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/IndigClimate.ppt