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The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar process as the first volume.
A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation.
In addition, the team decided to provide an open call to the public to provide input and a call for authors was sent out to invite any one interested in taking part in participating in the report as a co-author.
A Steering Committee of 17 Knowledge Holders, Elders, Young leaders, Tribal representatives, and scientists from across Mother Earth oversaw the report development, including 79 contributing authors and many artists. We are so proud to have an all-Indigenous lead author team!
As you read through the report, you will see the hard work of the authors and artists who put in long hours to create a unique document that truly honors our Indigenous relatives and non-human relatives.
Sister Spirits
Sister Spirits
Kylie Wanatee, 19, Rosebud Sioux Tribe: artist and knowledge holder who provided consent to use her art for the cover of the report.
“This is a 24x36 Gouache painting of the Three Sisters: the Corn, the Bean, and Squash. Indigenous Peoples throughout North America cultivate varieties of this trio because of their ability to thrive once planted together, this is known as companion planting. The top sister is the Corn stalk, the bottom right sister is the squash as her dress becomes the shade that keeps the soil moist, and the bottom left sister is the bean that grows hanging on to the corn stalk.”
Key Messages and Recommendations
Key Messages and Recommendations
A common theme from the eight (8) chapters within this volume is the urgency and need to enact respectful, reciprocal relationships with our human and non-human relatives that are essential for harmony and balance with our natural world.
Cross-Cutting Key Messages
Deep Relational Understanding; The Essentiality of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in Responding to the Climate Crisis A full list of the report’s key messages and recommendations can be found in the report’s conclusion. The two main themes that appear consistently across the chapters key messages include:
Respectful, reciprocal relationships with our human and non-human relatives are essential for harmony and balance. Respectful, reciprocal relationships strive to continually honor the interconnectedness of all creation.
Indigenous philosophies and IKS are essential in responding to the climate crisis that aims to guarantee sustainable futures of harmony and balance, for all our relations, for the next seven generations.
Cross-Cutting Recommendations
Cross-Cutting Recommendations
A full list of report recommendations can be found in the report’s conclusion.
Recommendations throughout the report emphasize how crucial it is to include Indigenous Knowledge Systems in all environmental stewardship.
The chapters show why it is critical to continue to ignite change to ensure that Indigenous peoples can be further emboldened in their continuance as generational stewards of the land and the water.
Specific Recommendations identified in some of the chapters include
Specific Recommendations identified in some of the chapters include
Generate Indigenous-led conservation and resource management by shifting from western control and extraction to relationship and reciprocity (Highlighted in Chapters 2-4, 6, 7).
Work towards changing knowledge hierarchies to be more inclusive of reciprocal language that points to the care of the earth rather than domination and control. (Highlighted in Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 6, Chapter 8)
Consider and be mindful of historical trauma brought on by colonial actions within our work (Reed and Diver, 2023). (Highlighted in Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 8)
Acknowledge and foster inter-generational knowledge sharing as a significant part of Indigenous stewardship. (Highlighted in Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 8)
Recommended Citation:
Status of Tribes and Climate Change Working Group. (2025). Status of Tribes and Climate Change, Vol. 2 (B. M. Panek, Ed.). Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University. http://nau.edu/staccreport
ITEP's Lead Team
Bazile Minogiizhigaabo Panek, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, ITEP & Good Sky Guidance
Nikki Cooley, Diné, Co-Director
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Karen Cozzetto, Co-Manager
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Kelsey Morales, Former Assistant Manager,
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Ashley Gries, Assistant Manager
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STACC Events
This Official Release Webinar included knowledge holders that convened the report who discusseed how and why the report was created. The report’s new website was launched during the webinar, along with the digital version of STACC, Volume 2.
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