
VISION
Provide guidance in developing and implementing administrative and legislative actions related to Indigenous Peoples and climate change.
Climate Change Program Overview
- Best practices and approaches to address climate change impacts to Tribes and tribal communities
- Strategies to protect Tribal treaty rights and trust resources
- Need for immediate government-government consultation on climate impacts and programs
- Tribes must be consulted with on funding and allocation to better meet tribal needs
Our Program Goals
ATNI, in partnership with the Institute for Tribal Government, established the ATNI Climate Change Project in June, 2014
- Ensure ATNI member Tribes are engaged and aware of the federal/state/tribal climate change programs;
- Serve as a clearing house for and coordinator of tribal and intertribal efforts;
- Support ATNI’s participation in regional, national, and international climate policy, adaptation, and mitigation efforts
- Support ATNI member Tribes in identifying and securing Climate Change funding to build tribal capacity
Upcoming Events
2020-21 National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit
A series of four virtual sessions
ATNI’s National Tribal Leadership Climate Summit is convening leaders from Tribes and First Nations throughout the United States, Canada, and Indigenous people around the world. Participants are building on the knowledge and experiences related to climate change impacts and traditional knowledges; develop approaches that promote tribal leadership in adaptation, mitigation and resiliency programs; and foster pathways to influence climate policy. The Summit has included internationally renowned plenary speakers, participatory breakout sessions, and more.