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Tribal Lands
Climate Conference
December 5-6, 2006
Cocopah Indian Nation Casino
15318 South Avenue B - Somerton, AZ

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Next Steps

Generated by Conference Participants
Tribal Lands Climate Conference, December 2006

 

  • Collect Knowledge
    • Gather information on local impacts from those who are most affected
    • Make sure to include a grassroots, traditional perspective
    • Produce assessments that can be used to support change
  • Education
    • On climate change impacts and solutions
    • On cultural values that will mitigate impacts
    • Aimed at community level—demonstrate concrete ways to change behaviors
    • Promote climate change as a human rights issue
    • Promote traditional relationships with environment
  • Continue To Network and Share Information
    • Form partnerships and coalitions
    • Create an intertribal resolution on climate change
    • Create an information database on climate change and Native People
    • Continue Dialogue – more tribal climate meetings
    • Take knowledge on climate change home to our communities
    • Generate a national dialogue – on Native People and climate change and solutions to climate change
  • Involve Youth
    • Ensure that youth are involved at forums and conferences
    • Promote youth engagement in decision-making
    • Youth can compel action on solution
  • Research Renewable Energy Options and Inform Tribes
    • Promote a ‘paradigm shift’ away from non-renewables
    • Look carefully at options for wind and solar power and carbon sinks
    • Provide necessary technical assistance to interested groups
  • Promote Dialogue and Negotiation Within Tribes, Among Tribes, and With Government
    • Share information among diverse audiences
    • Continue to organize conferences and other inter-tribal meetings
    • Increase participation and make sure tribal voices are heard at government and policy level – Need to change the attitude in Washington
    • Promote national and international policies and regulations to address climate change
  • Promote Institution of Tribal Policies on Climate Change
    • Tribes need to adopt goals to reduce their carbon footprint
    • Tribes need to institute environmental preservation into all tribal planning efforts, including environmentally-sound development practice
  • Focus on Local, Individual Actions
    • Promote sustainable products
    • Reduce, reuse, recycle—shopping bags, drying lines, etc.
    • Support local businesses and local food source
 
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