Panel: What the heck do they want now? California Tribal Nations, Climate Change, and OEHHA
Speakers
L’eaux Stewart, Big Pine Tribe
Brian Adkins, Bishop Paiute Tribe
Teresa Romero, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Sarah Ryan, Big Valley Band of Pomo
Mike Shaver, Middletown Rancheria
Abstract
This panel discussion will review the tribal engagement process used by the CalEPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to document the impacts of climate change on California Tribal Nations as part of the 2021 Indicators of Climate Change in California report. OEHHA sought input from California Tribes and co-produced reports with specific Tribes and held listening sessions co-hosted by one or more Tribes. The panel will consist of representatives from Tribes contributing to some of the reports and listening sessions sharing their perspectives on questions such as: Why their Tribe chose to participate? What barriers to participation did they have? What did they gain from participating? What improvements would California Tribes suggest OEHHA make? Why other Tribes might want, or might not want, to engage with OEHHA.
Session Outcomes
- Outcome 1: Understand the process OEHHA and Tribal Nations used to create reports, and explore lessons learned.
- Outcome 2: Learn about climate change impacts other Tribes are experiencing and identify common themes.
- Outcome 3: Decide if collaborating with OEHHA is right for your Tribe.
Topics
Climate Change, Consultation, Education/Outreach, TEK
Keywords
Climate Change, Collaboration, TEK/IK, Flooding, Wildfire
Level of Expertise
Beginner, Intermediate
Video
Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference Youtube Channel Playlists:
2021 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference
2020 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference