Part of a Spring Webinar Series Hosted by the SW CASC and NPS Tribal Engagement & Climate Change Workgroup
When
The Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC) and the NPS Tribal Engagement & Climate Change workgroup are hosting a webinar series in Spring 2022, on the third Thursday of April, May, and June, 12-1pm PDT. The webinars will highlight climate adaptation projects partially funded by the SW CASC that are taking place in collaboration with local Tribal partners. Below are the descriptions of each webinar along with a registration link. Two of the webinars will be recorded and available at swcasc.arizona.edu/webinars one week after the event.
This presentation discusses a partnership between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (PLPT) in northern Nevada and a team of university-based scientists. The research team engaged PLPT stakeholder groups through workshops, interviews, and focus groups to understand how climate change and upstream pressures threaten PLPT ecosystems, lands, and resources. Stakeholders emphasized that climate change planning must be grounded in and informed by Indigenous knowledge practices and protocols, in conjunction with decolonizing approaches to climate adaptation research that returns agency to the PLPT.
Speakers:
Schuyler Chew is an environmental scientist at the University of Arizona and is Mohawk Wolf clan from Six Nations Grand River.
Dr. Karletta Chief (Diné) is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is also the Director of the Indigenous Resilience Center.