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Makah Tribe’s Climate Resiliency, Adaptation, andMitigation PlanningKatie WrubelNatural Resource Policy AnalystMakah Tribe16th Annual Indian Energy Program ReviewLakewood, ColoradoDecember 10-14, 2018
Makah Tribe Qᵂidicca?a’tx - “People of the Cape” 1855 Treaty of Neah Bay Ceded 300,000 acres of land to the U.S. and reservedthe rights to fish, whale, seal, hunt and gather withinsurrounding Usual and Accustomed Areas U&A extends 40 miles offshore and east to Tongue Point,approximately 1,550 sq mi marine area 2,900 registered Makah Tribal Members 1,200 live on Reservation, 200-300 non-tribal members onreservation Makah identity, culture, and economy are dependenton natural resources, especially from the ocean Fishing comprises 50% of the Neah Bay economy Subsistence and ceremonial use
Makah Climate Resiliency – 2018 Updates Finished Climate Impacts Assessment Conducted climate impacts surveys – 140 surveys returned Species Vulnerability Assessment ongoing – over 100 species Makah Cultural and Traditional Knowledge Assessment Conducted 13 detailed interviews with Makah tribal members Transcribed interviews – coding and analyses underway Makah Climate Adaptation Plan Conducted climate adaptation surveys Oct 2019 – 89 surveys returned Makah Carbon Mitigation Plan Site visits complete – analysis and reporting underway Final report early 2019
Makah Climate Adaptation Logic ModelClimate Change ImpactsAssessmentTraditional Knowledge andCultural AssessmentCommunity EngagementStrategyClimate Change Adaptationand Implementation PlanCarbon Offset and MitigationPlanCommunity Outreach
Makah Climate Change WorkgroupCore Team Katie Wrubel: Natural Resources Policy Analyst Seraphina Gagnon: Project Coordinator I Michael Chang: Climate Change Consultant Haley Kennard: Hershman Marine Policy Fellow Adrianne Akmajian: Marine Ecologist Stephanie Martin: Habitat Division Manager Doug Sternback: Air Quality Specialist Riley Smith, Water Quality Specialist Chad Bowechop: Office of Marine Affairs Manager Laura Nelson: Marine Affairs Consultant Rob McCoy: Forestry Manager Shannon Murphie: Wildlife Biologist Dave Herda: GIS Manager Rebekah Monette: Historic Preservation Officer Michelle Smith: Planner III Rickson Kanichy: Emergency Management Coordinator Patty Manuel: Operations Director Dave Lucas: Public Works Manager Roxanna Phillips: Makah ClinicFormer Contributors Zak Greene: Climate Change Consultant Dana Sarff: Environmental Division Manage Aaron Parker: Water Quality Specialist Forrest Howk: Hershman Marine Policy Fellow Jerry Gardener: Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Anderson: Makah Clinic DirectorAdvisorsRussell Svec: Fisheries DirectorRay Colby: Assistant Fisheries DirectorHap Leon: Fisheries Biometrician
Makah Climate Impacts Assessment Focus on 5 different areas: Oceans Temperature, ocean acidification, hypoxia, HABs Forest and Lands Forest fires, droughts, precipitation Freshwater Water quantity and quality, salmon habitat Infrastructure and Support Systems Roads, water and energy security Public Health and Wellbeing Cultural and spiritual impacts
Makah Traditional andLocal KnowledgeFramework Define historical baselinesand observationalenvironmental changes; Identify critical culturalresources; Identify culturally—relevantadaptation strategies; And be able to engage thecommunity into the climateplanning process.
CommunityEngagement Goal: The Makah community is able to engage andconnect their experiences directly to climate change;creates “buy-in” from the community into theplanning outputs 2017 & 2018 community surveys to direct our focus 80% supports climate adaptation work for the Tribe Continued engagement with speaker series onclimate impacts, cultural activities, and currentresearch Outreach materials – 2 pagers
Makah ClimateAdaptation Plan Short-term and Long-term planning goals Culturally-relevant solutions Integrates TK interviews, Communitysurveys, staff input Other hazards need to be integrated (TIZ) Integrate into Tribe’s Strategic Plan
Preliminary Results – Climate AdaptationSurvey Both the Tribe and the individual are responsible toadapt to climate change. However, local, State, andFederal governments should also be proactive inadapting and mitigating climate change impacts. Preliminary adaptation priority results: Salmon Habitat (Score 4.77)Water Quantity and Quality (Score 4.83)Subsistence Resources (Score 4.74)Physical and Mental Health (Score 4.71) Preliminary Strategies Emergency planning for extreme events (TRIBE) Water conservation measures (INDIVIDUAL) Barriers Money, training, knowledge, time
Makah CarbonFootprint Analysis andMitigation Plan Selected CascadiaConsulting Group Energy Audit on 16 buildings Tribal center (14 Buildings) Forestry Marina Electricity and water GHG emission mitigationplan Outreach materials forMakah Community
Makah CarbonFootprint Analysis andMitigation Plan Preliminary results onelectricity use for eachbuilding analyzed Enhance energy and watersecurity Regular power outages Regular water shortages
Makah CarbonFootprint Analysis andMitigation Plan Preliminary results onestimated cost savings forimplementing electricitysaving measures. Identify retrofits we canimplement to reduce ourenergy consumption andGHG emissions Including payback (within 10years)
Next StepsTK Interviews & Surveys: Finish coding and analyzing, integrateinto stand alone report and Adaptation PlanEnergy Audit: Finalize analysis and report and present to staff andCouncil. Pursue additional funding to implement recommendedretrofits.Adaptation Plan: Integrate TK report, community surveys, andenergy audit results. Meet with staff and refine draft AdaptationPlan. Community review. Final plan Sept 2019. ImplementationStrategy – integrate into Tribe’s Strategic PlanOther efforts: Biomass energy scoping with State Wood EnergyProgram, Water Availability scoping, Relocation out of theTsunami Inundation Zone, Hazard Mitigation Plan, CoastalErosion Grant
Acknowledgments Makah Tribal Council Makah Community Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of Energy Climate Change Workgroup Washington Sea Grant Washington State Sea Grant Fellowship
Contact InformationKatie WrubelNatural Resource PolicyAnalystKatie.wrubel@makah.comQuestions?
Defining TraditionalKnowledge“TK or TEK is built on personal experience andinteraction with peers, including people from othercommunities and passed on through stories,apprenticeship, and practice. It can be understood asknowledge and skills that are fluid, dynamic, flexible,adaptable, and continually updated and revised inlight of new observations and experiences, and it canincorporate new technologies alongside thetraditional.”– Pearce et al. 2015, pg. 235
Historical baselines &observational changes Why: This directly informs Makah Tribe’s planning goals andhelps fill in gaps in Western science monitoring efforts. How: Utilized TK interviews and archival data from MakahCultural Research Center. Example: Using archaeological evidence from 1969-70;1990s subsistence surveys and 2018 TK interviews todetermine historical resource use, abundance, and habitatchanges
Identify critical culturalresourcesWhy: Help identify critical resources and relationshipsimportant for the Makah culture and community.How: Utilized from 2018 TK interviews, 2017 & 2018community surveys; archival researchExample: 1990s and 2018 subsistence surveys; 2018 TKinterviews“Being on the water – I have to be. There is nothing likeit. The water draws me to it. The ocean draws me to it,and I just need to be out there.” – Makah commercialand subsistence fisherman, 49 y.o.
Identifying culturallyrelevant adaptationstrategiesWhy: Provides a suite of culturally-relevant adaptationstrategies that aims to address community priorities.How: 2017 & 2018 community surveys; 2018 TKinterviewsExamples: Support the teaching and learning oftraditional and cultural foods with youth; sharing ofharvest methods and food preparation acrossgenerations; emphasizing community events to increasesocial cohesion
connect their experiences directly to climate change; creates "buy-in" from the community into the planning outputs 2017 & 2018 community surveys to direct our focus 80% supports climate adaptation work for the Tribe Continued engagement with speaker series on climate impacts, cultural activities, and current research
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