num_pages: 240
description: Indigenous nations are on the front line of the climate crisis. With cultures and economies among the most vulnerable to climate-related catastrophes Native peoples are developing twenty-first century responses to climate change that serve as a model for Natives and non-Native communities alike.Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Indigenous peoples around the Pacific Rim have already been deeply affected by droughts flooding reduced glaciers and snowmelts seasonal shifts in winds and storms and the northward movement of species on the land and in the ocean. Using tools of resilience Native peoples are creating defenses to strengthen their communities mitigate losses and adapt where possible.Asserting Native Resilience presents a rich variety of perspectives on Indigenous responses to the climate crisis reflecting the voices of more than twenty contributors including tribal leaders scientists scholars and activists from the Pacific Northwest British Columbia Alaska and Aotearoa / New Zealand and beyond. Also included is a resource directory of Indigenous governments NGOs and communities and a community organizing booklet for use by Northwest tribes.
language: English
title: Asserting Native Resilience: Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Face the Climate Crisis
publisher: Oregon State University Press