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Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons

By Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons are a support network largely funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs to assist Tribal Nations with climate adaptation projects and support engagement with the CASC network.

The CASC network supports a network of Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons, a program funded largely by the BIA Branch of Tribal Community Resilience and the USGS. Liaisons connect Tribal agencies, organizations, and Nations and other Indigenous communities to information, data, resources, and expertise that facilitate culturally appropriate research and planning. The Tribal Community Resilience Liaisons have worked with over 100 Tribal Nations on adaptation plans and vulnerability assessments and have supported nearly 200 Tribal climate camps, summits, trainings, workshops, retreats, and presentations.  

CASC RegionNameAffiliationContact
Alaska (Senior Liaison)Malinda ChaseUniversity of Alaska Fairbanksmjchase@alaska.edu
Alaska (Senior Liaison)Lori PetrauskiNative American Fish & Wildlife Societylpetrauski@nafws.org
Alaska (Assistant Liaison)Jerilyn KellyNative American Fish & Wildlife SocietyJKelly@nafws.org
Alaska (Assistant Liaison)Jolene AuliyeNative American Fish & Wildlife Societyjauliye@nafws.org
Midwest (Liaison)Sara SmithCollege of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institutessmith@menominee.edu
Midwest (Deputy Liaison)Ally ScottCollege of Menominee Nationascott@menominee.edu
North Central (Senior Liaison)Kynser Wahwahsuck BellGreat Plains Tribal Water Alliancekynser.wahwahsuck@colorado.edu 
North Central (Assistant Liaison)Janna Black Great Plains Tribal Water AllianceJanna.Black@Colorado.edu
Northeast & Southeast (Senior Liaison)Currently hiringUnited South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET) 
Northeast & Southeast (Assistant Liaison)Steph CourtneyUnited South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET)scourtney@usetinc.org
Northwest (Senior Liaison)Patrick FreelandAffiliated Tribes of Northwest Indianspatrickfreeland@atnitribes.org
 
Northwest (Assistant Liaison)Kylie AveryAffiliated Tribes of Northwest Indianskavery@atnitribes.org
South Central (Senior Liaison)Amelia CookThe Chickasaw Nationamelia.cook@chickasaw.net
South Central (New Mexico Liaison)Jake PalazziThe University of Oklahomajacob.p.palazzi-1@ou.edu
South Central (Liaison)Yvette WileyThe Chickasaw Nationdyvette.wiley@ou.edu
Southwest (Senior Liaison)Cynthia NahaAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortiumcnaha@aihec.org
Southwest (Assistant Liaison)Anissa McKennaAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortiumamckenna@aihec.org

 

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