SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES & Indigenous Peoples

*UPDATE* North Coast Native Protectors – Tribal Marine Collaborative

North Coast Native Protectors (NCNP), an indigenous-managed non-profit was founded in 2019 with a mission to promote clean water, healthy oceans, and Tribal management. The NCNP established a statewide Tribal Marine Collaborative (TMC), which serves as a platform for Tribes, indigenous people across California and allies across Turtle Island; to come together to share challenges and successes, network, and find solutions towards a sustainable future for all. `

To read the press releases and see actions check out the Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples: Responses and Actions page.

Climate Change and Indigenous People

Indigenous groups will likely be the people affected most immediately and severely by climate change. For this reason, significant responses and actions are needed. Increasing public awareness and increasing participation in policy making in particular are needed.

CEED organized a panel, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples: Responses and Actions, at the 2005 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, in Eugene, OR. Information about the panel and related links is on the Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples page.

Sami Báiki Project in Alaska

Báiki: The International Sami Journal

Báiki is a major English-language source of information about Sami arts, literature, history, spirituality, and environmental concerns. It also covers news of North American Sami community events.

“Báiki” [bah-h’kee] is the nomadic reindeer-herding society’s word for cultural identity and survival, “the home that lives in the heart.” The beautifully illustrated 28-page biannual publication began in 1991 and is now in its 23rd issue.

Sami Reindeer People of Alaska Exhibit

A travelling exhibit to honor the Sami herders who came from Norway in 1894 and 1898 to teach reindeer herding skills to the Yup’ik and Inupiaq Peoples of Alaska.

For more information, see the Sami Báiki Project home page.

Green Building in Indian Country

In 2004, CEED completed Building and Buying Green in Indian Country: A Practical Guide for California Tribes, funded by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Contact us for more information.

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