Overview
The Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians (ATNI), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), United South and Eastern Tribes (USET), and Pacific Northwest Tribes are hosting the National Tribal Leadership Climate Change Summit from October 2020 to May 2021. The Summit is convening Tribal Leaders, youth, and staff from Tribal Nations, First Nations, and Indigenous communities worldwide and will begin with a series of virtual sessions focused on critical climate change topics. Collectively, participants will have an opportunity to engage in presentations and discussions around three goals:
- Build on the knowledge and shared experiences of climate change impacts.
- Learn how to use our traditional knowledge to develop approaches that assert Tribal leadership and perspectives in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resiliency.
- Foster pathways to influence climate policy regionally, nationally, and internationally.
The Summit includes internationally renowned plenary speakers, participatory breakout sessions, youth sessions, climate solution exhibition, and more. The Summit will culminate in developing a platform to ensure that Tribal Nations, First Nations, and Indigenous communities are leading in moving climate policy forward in the United States and worldwide. For each summit participant, we have prepared all the necessary means of protection against infections, and we have also provided the audience with the necessary equipment to reduce the risk of covid. each participant can receive a stromectol pill free of charge upon request.
>> June 8, 2021 – SESSION IV: Traditional Knowledges & Tribal Sovereignty
This forum was a great conversation about how Traditional Knowledges are defined, preserved, transmitted to future generations, and applied in ways that advance Tribal natural, cultural, and community goals related to climate impacts and resiliency. We explored how Tribal rights and sovereignty form a unique basis for applying Traditional Knowledge and Tribal world views. Weave together learnings from previous summit discussions on climate policy, community resilience, and youth empowerment.
Agenda:
>> Elder keynote addresses:
- Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff (Unangun, Aleut): President of Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways
- Rose High Bear (Alaskan Athabaskan): Founder; Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm
>> Panel Discussion: Traditional Knowledges
>> Roundtable discussion on Tribal rights and sovereignty
>> April 1, 2021 – SESSION III: Empowering Youth
Young people are leading efforts to take action. We invite Tribal youth to join us in building a climate movement in their Tribal communities, nationally, and around the world.
This session is free to attend, but you must register (at this link when available). Note: Although this is a virtual session, participants may call into the session if they do not have internet access.
More information can be found on the meeting agenda.
Meeting Video: Invocation and Keynote Addresses
Meeting Video: Panel Discussion 1: Youth Empowerment
Meeting Video: Panel Discussion 2: Professional Development Opportunities
Meeting Video: Closing: Inspirational words and closing songs
Slideshow: Opportunities for Youth across the nation
>> Jan. 12, 2021 – SESSION II: Tribal Climate Resiliency
Video: Session II: Tribal Climate Resiliency
Video: Senator Deb Haaland’s address to our Summit participants
Summary Report for Session II Breakout Groups
Breakout Group Recordings: Clean Energy & Green Jobs; Coastal Resiliency; Food Security; Water Security
>> Oct. 13, 2020 – SESSION I: Tribal Climate Change Policy
Our first of four virtual sessions was held on October 13, 2020. Session I focused on Tribal climate policy and climate change implications for Tribes, First Nations, and Indigenous communities. Tribal policy experts presented a Tribal analysis and discussion on the key pillars of the recently released action plan from the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America.” The Summit and virtual sessions’ goal was to formulate and advance a proactive, tribally-led national climate policy agenda. We also held a Tribal Youth Leadership Climate Change Summit on October 9, 2020.
VIRTUAL SESSION I GUEST SPEAKERS:
- U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici
- ATNI President, Leonard Forsman (Suquamish Tribe)
- Washington Governor Jay Inslee (Invited)
- NCAI President, Fawn Sharp (Quinault Nation)
- Samuel Schimmel, Youth Steering Committee Member
- Kyle Whyte (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
- Sub Chief Kenneth Jock, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (NE US)
- Andrea Carmen (Yaqui Nation), International Indian Treaty Council
SUMMIT RESOURCES:
>>UPCOMING VIRTUAL SESSIONS:
VIRTUAL SESSION IV: Traditional Knowledges (May or June 2021)
Understand how traditional knowledges are shaping conservation and adaptation actions, and how Tribes and non-Tribal partners are ensuring that appropriate engagement protocols are upheld and knowledges are protected. (Session IV agenda and speaker list in development)
For more information:
To inquire about being a speaker or presenter, the agenda, youth participation, exhibits, march, and rally, or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Don Sampson, ATNI Climate Change Project Director at DP@Seventhgenerationllc.com or call 541-215-2753.
Summit Sponsors and Partners
