Our squirrels will have elephant ears : indigenous perspectives on climate change in the south central United States

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dc.contributor.advisorOffen, Karl
dc.contributor.advisorTarhule, Aondover
dc.contributor.authorBlanchard, Paulette Louise
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPeppler, Randy A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T16:21:11Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T16:21:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.manuscript2015
dc.description.abstractAs climate change impacts areas around the world Indigenous communities are being impacted disproportionately. In the US a number of tribes are in differing levels of response and adaptation. In the south central U.S. there has been little research done and this study attempts to fill that gap and looks at how Native Americans in the SC region are identifying climate change. Through a series of workshops that collaborated with the South-Central Climate Science Center (SC-CSC) and other agencies to facilitate discussions with Native participants on their perspectives of climate change and variability, a space was created for indigenous peoples to communicate their stories of place in their own words in relation to climate change. Participants identified not only climate change mechanics but also the impacts that come from these and also shared varying levels of adaptation and preparedness.
dc.formatxiii, 144 leaves : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/51935
dc.languageen_US
dc.noteIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 130-135).
dc.subjectClimatic changes -- United States
dc.subjectIndians of North America
dc.thesis.degreeMaster of Arts
dc.titleOur squirrels will have elephant ears : indigenous perspectives on climate change in the south central United States
dc.typeThesis
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ou.groupCollege of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences::Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability

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