Tribe: Upper Snake River Tribes
View Source Document: USRT Adaptation Strategy Database _Full Version Aug 2020
Year: 2020
Topic: Enhancing adaptive capacity in Tribal communities
Work with surrounding communities, the state, and other key actors to create new job opportunities that pay a living wage...
Start or scale-up a re-entry program for individuals leaving incarceration; the program could focus on green jobs and helping with...
Create resilience hubs, which are super local locations where residents can get help, offer help, and interact with their neighbors...
Work with local schools to ensure every family has a disaster preparedness kit. Consider securing local sponsorship to host a...
Work with local school system to integrate climate change into the curriculum.
Work with pertinent partners to launch a mental health program.
Ensure all residents live within 1 mile of healthy, affordable food choices. As part of this effort, ensure farmers markets...
Create communication materials, in English and traditional languages, to share information about climate change and local adaptation options. Include in...
Create neighborhood or regional associations to help ensure that local issues are being collectively identified and addressed by the community.
Seed grants that neighborhoods can apply for to work on local adaptation projects.
Host forums to openly discuss the wounds caused by colonization, historical trauma, racism, and disparities in health, education, and living...
Initiate a storycorps program with local youth to document culturally relevant knowledge, experiences, and stories.