Workshop 3: Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Date and Time
  -
Location
Workshop Organizers
Name
Erica Smithwick
Titles and Affiliations
Professor of Geography, Penn State
Panelists
Name
Sachem Robert HawkStorm Bergin
Titles and Affiliations
Chief, Schaghticoke First Nations
Name
Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu
Titles and Affiliations
Doctoral Candidate, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Penn State
Name
Abderrahim Ouarghidi
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Teaching Professor, Penn State
Name
AlexAnna Salmon
Titles and Affiliations
President, Igiugig Village Council

Indigenous peoples have long-called for mitigation strategies to meet climate change challenges. These resolutions depend on common understandings about tribal sovereignty, self-sufficiency, cultural identify, and the unique climate change impacts facing indigenous communities. Traditional knowledge and land rights are particularly critical to climate mitigation solutions at local scales but are unequally valued in international agreements. Empowerment of indigenous voices remains critical to enhancing sustainable and equitable drawdown solutions.