We will strive to create two-way communication pipelines that allow climate information to flow from the Climate Hubs (and partner organizations) to tribal agricultural producers and educators, and for traditional knowledge about climate adaptation to flow back to the Hubs and other partners.
Those partners and collaborations will include individual tribal producers as well as groups such as Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), Southwest Indian Agricultural Association (SWIAA), Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF), Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), and we will work to identify climate adaptation resources that can better support tribal farmers and ranchers.
Native Climate activities are designed to foster trust between Climate Hubs and Native farmers, ranchers, and resource managers in their regions through respectful, equitable, and culturally appropriate information sharing. Our work will also showcase tribal food sovereignty initiatives, agroecosystem biocultural restoration, drought-resistant cropping, and other Native climate adaptation successes and challenges.
“Climate change threatens indigenous peoples’ livelihoods and economies. Its impacts are projected to be especially severe for many of the 567 federally recognized tribes in the United States that depend on traditional places, foods, and lifestyles. Observed and future impacts from climate change threaten indigenous communities’ access to traditional foods such as fish, game, and wild and cultivated crops. These resources have provided sustenance as well as cultural Native Climate Summits.”
The IAC provides support for Native agricultural producers, consulting on policies and programs as well as providing useful guides, e-learning materials, scholarships, events, and other forms of assistance for individuals.
The 35th annual Intertribal Agricultural Council Conference was held on December 6-8 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Every year the Intertribal Agricultural Council (IAC) conference brings together people from across the country to share knowledge and discuss issues in the...