At the 2015 Native Nations-University of Wisconsin Summit on Environmental and Health Sovereignty, a representative of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa suggested that Tribal – University partnerships create training resources for Tribal professionals. The Oneida Nation and the Ho-Chunk Nation joined the effort and partnered with the University of Wisconsin Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, and University of Wisconsin Extension to create Native Ways for Climate Adaptation.
The partners received funding from the Tribal Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program in the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The project is a confluence of Tribal expertise and place-based knowledge, together with University expertise. In each Native Nation, Tribal leaders, Elders, harvesters, professionals and community members were interviewed about the impacts of weather and climate on their work, and what the challenges and solutions are. In response to Tribally-identified challenges, University experts were brought in to share their perspectives, also via an interview process.
Introduction to the Ho-Chunk Nation
Introduction to the Oneida Nation
Introduction to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa website
University of Wisconsin Partners’ websites
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Native Nations_UW Partnerships