Events in Indian Country
Ecological Forestry in the Context of Climate Change Webinar Series
Third Tuesday of each month, 1-2PM ET. This 12-part monthly webinar series tells a story about how small- and large-scale forest disturbance, such as fire, wind, ice storms, hurricanes, sea-level rise, flooding, introduced and endemic forest pests, and others, impact forest ecosystems. The series will also examine ecological silviculture and climate adaptation approaches to help inform forest and wildlife management. Hosted by the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub.
2024 dates: Jul. 16, Aug. 20
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Peer Learning Session: Utilizing TFPA and 638 Contracting to Achieve Landscape Restoration Goals
July 30, 12:30 pm CT, Online. Sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and hosted by the National Forest Foundation. Learn about the relationship between the USDA Forest Service and federally recognized Tribes. Hear examples of how the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) and 638 Contracting Authority are being used in landscape-scale forest restoration. Engage with CFLRP practitioners and partners working under the TFPA and/or using 638 Contracting Authority.
NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Monthly Webinars
Monthly through October, 8:30 – 9:30 AM CT, Virtual. NCEI's Eastern Region Climate Services provide data, tools, and information to help organizations, decision makers, and the general public address and mitigate the effects of climate variability and change to the NE US. Attendees must register for each webinar separately.
- Tuesday, July 30 - National Integrated Heat Health Information System on the upcoming heat season, extreme heat, and community pilots
- Thursday, August 29 - Hurricane outlook and season update
- Thursday, September 26 - NRCC projects
- Thursday, October 31 - Topic TBD
Accessing and Navigating Federal Environmental Justice Resources
August 6, 1:30-2:30 PM CT, Online. The Department of Interior is hosting a webinar to share tips, tricks, and resources that will help you navigate available funding and access federal grants to benefit Tribal Nations and local communities. This will be the first webinar in a series from the DoI Environmental Justice Steering Committee.
Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change
August 9, Virtual. The second Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC) will be held 9 August 2024, circling the Earth across three 8-hour time zones in 24 hours (00:00 GMT – 24:00 GMT) on the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. An emphasis of GIYSCC 2024 will be on Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Some of the Global Summit objectives are to provide a ‘one of a kind’ platform to accelerate global engagement with Indigenous youth communities, cultures, languages, ethnicities, countries and continents across the world and to share youth perspectives, approaches, observations, concerns, interests and strategies to address the local impacts of climate change across Indigenous communities on Earth.
2024 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum
August 12-15, Eugene, OR and Online. This is the fourteenth annual forum, hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), for environmental professionals from Tribal Nations, US EPA, State/Local/Federal agencies, community organizations, and other interested parties to meet, share knowledge and learn from one another how to improve management, protection and restoration of Tribal lands for us and all our relations.
Green Transportation Summit and Expo
August 20-22, Tacoma, WA. Tribal Nation leaders are invited to attend the 2024 Green Transportation Summit and Expo at no cost – Tribal leaders may use the code GTSE-TA24 to waive registration fees, and travel stipends may also be available. The 13th Annual Green Transportation Summit & Expo is the leading event for sustainable transportation, featuring networking opportunities, informative sessions, workshops, vehicle demonstrations, and more. Attend GTSE 2024 for keynotes, workshops, and networking events focused on transportation decarbonization and collaboration in the clean transportation industry.
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 2024 Climate Camp
August 25-30, Corbett, OR. The overall goal of ATNI’s Tribal Climate Camp (TCC) is to build the capacity of tribal leader teams to address climate change and associated economic, social, cultural, regulatory, and technological trends and impacts within their Tribal Nations, between Tribal Nations and between Tribal Nations and other governments, through strategic alliances with partners across Indian Country and globally. The teams will work with instructors on understanding lessons from successful Tribal climate change programs, building support within each Nation for climate change planning, sustainable fundraising, methodologies for engaging with community members including youth and elders, the evaluation of climate change programs and the basic climate science tools tribes can use in developing programs. Tribal delegates are asked to cover transportation costs to and from Portland International Airport. However, there is no cost to attend the camp (travel between the airport and venue, food, lodging, and field trips are provided by ATNI and our partners). Applications to attend are due May 1.
2024 National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference
September 9-12, Anchorage, AK. The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) is pleased and excited to convene the third Biennial National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC). Our theme for this year is Shared Responsibility for Indigenous Climate Resilience. Registration is open now, and the group rate/hotel block will close August 17 or sooner if rooms run out – so make your travel plans soon!
This event will convene our relatives, partners, and colleagues from across Mother Earth to share their knowledge about their efforts to address the climate impacts on their communities, natural environment, and non-human relatives. This includes the sharing and honoring of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledges while ensuring that these knowledges belong to the Indigenous communities and people from where and who they came from.
NAFWS 2024 Southeast and Northeast Joint Regional Conference
September 10-11, Warsaw, VA. Join the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) for their annual regional meeting, this year a joint meeting for the Northeast and Southeast regions. The conference will be hosted by the Rappahannock Tribe and take place at the indigenous Environmental Education Center. Abstract submissions to propose 30-minute oral presentations are due August 2.
4th Shifting Seasons Summit
September 30-October 4, Menominee Resort and Casino, WI. Shifting Seasons Summits are hosted periodically by the College of Menominee Nation's Sustainable Development Institute and partners. The multi-day meetings are intended to bring together Tribal decision makers, federal agencies, Indigenous practitioners, land resource stewards, and climate change scientists to share knowledge and resources to benefit climate change adaptation efforts by Tribal and non-Tribal entities. Reports and recordings from past Summits can be viewed on the Shifting Seasons Summit webpage.
This 4th installment of the Shifting Seasons Summit is a gathering that will focus on climate resilience and implementation within Tribal Nations, across Tribal ceded territories, and across borders in and outside of the Midwest Region. This summit will include network-building opportunities, experiential learning, and much more! The summit has been planned around the Menominee Theoretical Model of Sustainability (MTMS). Registration is open now, and a draft agenda will be posted soon!
2024 AISES National Conference
October 3-5, San Antonio, TX. The Annual AISES National Conference is a unique, three-day event focusing on educational, professional, and workforce development for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and careers. This year’s theme is Rivers of Resilience: Sustaining Indigenous Innovation. Conference registration will close on September 20.
2024 NDiSTEM Conference
October 31-November 2, Phoenix, AZ. The largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, the Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science’s (SACNAS) premier conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Over the course of the event, college-level through professional attendees are immersed in cutting-edge STEM research, professional development sessions, motivational keynote speakers, and the Graduate School & Career Expo Hall, as well as multicultural celebrations and traditions, and an inclusive and welcoming community of peers, mentors, and role models. Simply put, the NDiSTEM Conference is a broadly inclusive space where you are encouraged and empowered to bring your whole self to STEM. Registration will open May 1.
2024 Tribal Climate & Health Adaptation Summit
November 6-7, Pala Casino, Spa, & Resort, CA. From hazardous air to uncertain water supply, U.S. Tribes have been increasingly and disproportionately affected by more intense wildfire, drought, and heat, resulting from a changing climate. Many Tribes are not just planning but acting in real time to protect the health and wellbeing of their community. This Summit brings together experts and practitioners in Tribal health and climate adaptation to explore emerging and successful strategies that address the physical, mental, socioeconomic, and cultural and spiritual health and wellbeing of Tribes. Building upon knowledge gained during the 2022 and 2023 Summits, which aimed to help Tribes identify their unique climate and health vulnerabilities (see Summit recordings), and develop plans (see Summit recordings), this year’s Summit turns our attention to the next step in adaptation: taking action, with a focus specifically on wildfire, drought, and heat.