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 (View All Topics in the Plan)
Host forums to openly discuss the wounds caused by colonization, historical trauma, racism, and disparities in health, education, and living...
Initiate an educational program about climate change and the public health impacts it may bring.
Open cooling and warming centers during extreme weather events. These locations can be existing institutions such as schools, community centers,...
Provide financial support so that community members can host community meetings, gatherings, and celebrations to help build social capital.
Initiate an employment training program to help leverage the skills, knowledge, and capacities of tribal members. Consider a green jobs...
Provide home energy and water efficiency audits to lower monthly utility costs.
Provide a free breakfast and lunch program for students and seniors.
Initiate a program to preserve the local language(s) and provide opportunities for elders and youth to converse in native language(s).
Start a youth employment program and employ youth in helping to seed new species, remove invasive species, organize community events,...
Invest in early childhood education, ensuring everyone has equal access to high-quality early education.
