Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Justice: The Impact of Climate Change

Presenter: Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University 1 page.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tsosie, Rebecca
Format:	Text
Language:	unknown
Published:	Colorado Law Scholarly Commons 2007
Subjects:	environmental justice indigenous peoples climate change climate justice environmental justice movement 1980s 1990s distributional impacts environmental decision-making process ethnic minorities environmental activists Native peoples hazardous conditions Native communities uranium mining Indian reservations western states radioactive contamination land and water resources coal-fired power plants air pollution water pollution private companies hazardous waste dumps solid waste dumps raw land lower cost of siting Indian country victims of social injustice romanticized vision noble people white man’s greed tribal leaders monetary incentives undesirable industries siting reservation stereotypes economic development waste disposal facilities tribal self-determination paternalism land development sovereign governments racism current perspectives global climate change protection of culture protection of health protection of subsistence lifeways human rights global phenomenon health impacts Arctic Pacific indigenous lifeways indigenous identity international policy federal policy vulnerable byproduct of industrialization rights of indigenous peoples federally-recognized tribes 21st century traditional lifeways issues tensions preliminary recommendations Civil Rights and Discrimination Climate Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Energy Policy Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Law Environmental Monitoring Environmental Policy Human Rights Law Indigenous Indian and Aboriginal Law International Law Land Use Law Law and Politics Law and Race Law and Society Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Legislation Litigation Natural Resources Law Natural Resources Management and Policy State and Local Government Law Urban Studies and Planning Climate change
Online Access:	https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/climate-of-environmental-justice/8 https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=climate-of-environmental-justice

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Summary:	Presenter: Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University 1 page.