Tribal Wellness in Climate Adaptation

August 11, 2021

In August 2021, the AK CASC Tribal Resilience Learning Network hosted a training, Elevating Ancestral Practices: Tribal Wellness in Climate Adaptation Planning, that aimed to support climate adaptation planning in Alaska Indigenous communities through collaborative discussions with Tribes, applying local cultural knowledge and practices, and utilizing local expertise on trauma and wellness paired with a successful framework that has been used by other Tribes.

a group of people pose for a photo in the corner of a large room
Tribal Wellness in Climate Adaptation training participants.

Training Goals

  1. Participants will get grounded in ancestral knowledge, resilience, strength, and awareness of traditional practices that nurture well-being.
  2. Participants will increase knowledge of the impact of trauma and stress on relationships and relationality and explore how those are both important to collective decision-making, teamwork, and healing.
  3. Participants will increase understanding of how to utilize cultural, traditional, and contemporary resilience and well-being strategies in a modern, fast-paced, and changing environment.
  4. Participants will increase awareness of community wellness and resilience strategies in climate adaptation planning.
  • a group of people pose for a photo in the corner of a large room
  • On a grassy lawn two women stand, one behind the other, as the woman behind holds up a single feather.
  • people sit around a large three-sided table with a screen at the front
  • two women stand in a field holding hands while others look on

Resources

Training Report – Elevating Ancestral Practices: Tribal Wellness in Climate Adaptation Planning Training Summary

Training reference document – Planting the Seeds: Historical Trauma and the Influence of Culture on Resilience, Hope, and Wellness

“Seeing things from different points of view, and learning of Native traditions, experiences, and cultural similarities brings us all together. We realize we are all in this together and we all have a responsibility to each other and this world.” – 2021 participant feedback

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