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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) walrus research team, including a Native Chukotkan, walking towards walrus across the northern Bering Sea ice in order to track the movement of the walrus and their behaviors and how the loss of sea ice affects their foraging patterns. Location: St. Lawrence Island. Credit: USGS

Effects of Climate Change on Native American Culture and Tradition

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Credit Joaqlin Estus

Credit Joaqlin Estus

Native America Calling, Wednesday August 5, 2015 – LISTEN HERE

Climate change is already causing sea level rises, drought and severe weather and Native communities are seeing the impact of those changes. In February, the U.S. Department of Interior allocated $8 million for tribal climate change adaptation and planning projects. Beyond the physical and economical damages, what changes in the climate affect Native ceremonies, traditional foods and cultural happenings?

Guests: 

Dr. Daniel Wildcat (Yuchi member of the Muskogee Nation in Oklahoma) – convener of the Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Change Working Group and professor at the Haskell Indian Nations University

Michael Wassegijig-Price (Anisinabee) -professor at Leech Lake Tribal College

Paulette Blanchard (Absentee Shawnee and Kickapoo) -PHD student at the University of Kansas,  co-author of  Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Meeting on Climate Variability on Change

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