April 11-13, 2023 – 4th Tribal Water Summit – Sacramento, CA
Tribal Nations, Federal, State and Local agencies come together to create pathways towards sustainable water management and preserving Tribal Water Rights in California
March 14-16, 2023 – MPA Statewide Engagement Forum – Fish & Game Commission – Monterey, CA
Followed by Jessa Calderon – Chumash/Tongva/Yoeme
The Tribal Marine Collaborative brought over 20 Indigenous people,
from Del Norte County to San Diego County of California. To the Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network events and the Fish and Game Decadal Management Review forum.
Indigenous groups will likely be the people affected most immediately and severely by climate change. This panel discussed ways to increase public awareness and participation in policy making, as well as the role of legal actions.
Panelists
Rosalie Little Thunder
Chairperson,
Seventh Generation Fund
Jihan Gearon
Research Associate and Climate Justice Corps Coordinator,
Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
which is a program of
Redefining Progress
Tero Mustonen
Project Manager,
SnowChange
Additional Resources
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Inuit Circumpolar Conference
- Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat
- Alliance of Small Island States
- International Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Tropical Forest
- Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
- Indigenous Peoples Statement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (PDF, 16kb)