8 tribes that are way ahead of the climate-adaptation curve

Studies, and numerous climate models, and the re-analysis of said studies and climate models, all point to humankind as the main driver of these changes writes Terri Hansen for the Indian Country Today Media Network. In all these dire pronouncements and warnings there is one bright spot: It may not be too late to turn the tide and pull Mother Earth back from the brink. Hansen highlights eight tribes and their climate change adaptation practices and policy.

1. Swinomish Tribe: From Proclamation to Action
2. Jamestown S’Klallam: Rising Sea Levels and Ocean Acidification
3. Mescalero Apache: Bolstering Tribal Resilience
4. Karuk Tribe: Defending the Klamath River
5. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes: Strategic Planning
6. Nez Perce: Preservation Via Carbon Sequestration
7. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians: Attacking Greenhouse Gas Emissions
8. Newtok Village: Ultimate Adaptation Plan—Evacuation