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Session Proposal: Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report, Volume 2: Indigenous Knowledges and Ways of Not Knowing (AGU25)

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Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report, Volume 2: Indigenous Knowledges and Ways of Not Knowing

Session ID#: 252552

Session Description:
Since time immemorial, Indigenous relationship with Land, Water, and the beings dwelling within them have formed the basis of advanced Knowledges and resilience. The significance of Indigenous Knowledges was therefore the overarching theme of the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report, Volume 2. Written by 79 Indigenous authors, scholars, and Knowledge Holders alongside Western scientists, STACC covers an array of Indigenous kinship with the earth, including (1) Historical, Political, Social, and Cultural Contexts, (2) Cultural Preservation and Revitalization in the Face of Climate Change, (3) Water Justice, (4) Good Fire and Climate Change, (5) Young Leaders in Action, (6) Political Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous-Led Conservation, (7) Indigenous-Led Conservation, and (8) Indigenous Ways of Not Knowing. This session invites STACC contributing authors to share their insights and Knowledge on the creation and application of Indigenous Knowledges (IK) to sociocultural and environmental changes in the face of climate change
Index Terms:

0230 Impacts of climate change: human health [GEOHEALTH]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener:  Mr. TR Heydman, Indigenous Land & Data Stewards (CSU), Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Loveland, United States
Conveners:  Nikki E Cooley, Northern Arizona University, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Tribal Wellbeing for Seven Generations Program, Flagstaff, United States, Karen Cozzetto, Northern Arizona University, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Flagstaff, United States and Bazile Minogiizhigaabo Panek, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
 
The State of Water Security and Sovereignty in Minnesota (1976417)
Deondre Smiles, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
 
The Fundamental Role Of Indigenous Knowledges: Reflections from the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report, V1 and V2 (1980744)
Nikki E Cooley, Northern Arizona University, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Tribal Wellbeing for Seven Generations Program, Flagstaff, United States
 
Stewardship Speaks: The Ripple Effect of Indigenous Collaboration (1981356)
Mr. TR Heydman, Indigenous Land & Data Stewards (CSU), Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Loveland, United States
 
Valuing Indigenous Science for Climate Adaptation: Water Justice and Good Fire in the STACC Report (1982682)
Kelsey Leonard, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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