About the Report
The Report was written for diverse audiences including Tribal managers, leaders, and community members; the authors of future National Climate Assessments; federal and state agencies and decision makers; and non-governmental organizations.
In addition, the Report includes 34 narrative submissions directly from Tribes, which acknowledge the diverse voices that speak of the innovative, active, collaborative projects addressing the serious challenges that Tribes and Indigenous people face, their searches for solutions, their use of both Traditional Knowledges and Western science, and much more. This inaugural Report is the first of many to come.
"This report allows the tribal voices to share their concerns and priorities,
it’s time to listen and respond accordingly."
-Ann Marie Chischilly, Diné
The Indigenous Holistic Worldview Illustration visually depicts the interconnected way in which many Indigenous peoples experience the world and includes factors that influence the natural world. The various topics that the STACC Report addresses are included in the roots to demonstrate that while the Report is divided into independent chapters, the topics are, in reality, part of an interdependent whole. This illustration’s shape resembles a turtle in reference to Turtle Island, as some of the creation stories of Indigenous peoples of North America include a turtle, which can be thought of as either the continent of North America or as the entire Earth, depending on the storyteller. -Illustration design: Coral Avery and Molly Tankersley
Chapter Titles
(Direct links to each chapter coming soon)
History of Indigenous Peoples in NCAs
Worldviews, Knowledges, and Social Impacts
Actionable Science & Collaborative Climate Planning
Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Air
Water
Drinking Water Infrastructure
Health & Wellbeing
Economic Development
Energy & Just Transition
Cultural Resources
Emergency Management
Solid Waste
Emerging Topics