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Partner Webinar: Incorporating Cultural Intelligence to Develop Effective Climate Adaptation Planning
This webinar is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program in collaboration with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the ability to relate and work effectively with people from different cultural […]
Partner Webinar: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians collaborative research and management of culturally important forest products
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), the USDA Forest Service, and other collaborators are creating an integrated platform to improve access, sustainable harvesting and ecological conditions for culturally important plants. The effort seeks to plan and implement forest management policies and activities that support Cherokee arts, diets, and practices while at the same time […]
Partner Webinar: ITEP’s Status of Tribes & Climate Change (STACC) Report
Join us for the first webinar of a series which will focus on the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) report, a new report written by a working group and convened by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program. STACC seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous […]
Partner Webinar: Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada
For decades, Indigenous firefighters and fire operations staff have been engaged in wildland fire suppression activities, formally and informally. Little is known or understood about the experiences of Indigenous wildland firefighting personnel. To address this deficit, we developed an online survey and virtual circles were conducted specifically for individuals who self-identified as Indigenous and worked […]
Research with Tribes: A Suggested Framework for the Co-production of Knowledge
The 2021 Frederick and Joan Barkalow Distinguished Conservationist Lecture will feature Dr. Caleb Hickman, Supervisory Biologist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He will present, “Research with Tribes: A Suggested Framework for the Co-production of Knowledge.” Join the livestream here. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Hickman is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, one […]
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
Full information and registration can be found on the conference websitebal