Research Guides
JSIS 495: Task Force - Winter 2017: Task Force E
Finding Common Ground: Communicating across Nations in a World of Environmental Change
Patrick Christie MW 1:30-3:20 THO 231
In the Pacific Northwest region, sovereign tribes and First Nations in Canada increasingly play a central role in shaping new policies in climate adaptation, resistance to oil/gas/coal export facilities, the restoration of fragile ecosystems, and recovery of fisheries. Their leadership is grounded in a profound connectedness to place, traditional knowledge, cultural practices, and sense of responsibility. As such, and because of powerful treaty-based rights and responsibilities, these tribes are key actors in environmental recovery efforts. In Puget Sound, federally recognized tribes have sovereignty as independent nations, so the interplay between tribal and non-tribal institutions and people falls within the ‘international studies’ realm. This task force will identify new means and tools of communication that the tribes can employ in this realm. Practically, you will develop a communications strategy for the Tulalip Tribes that they can use to change Puget Sound environmental policies.
Who are the Tulalip?
Tulalip Tribes:
The Tulalip (pronounced Tuh’-lay-lup) Tribes are federally recognized successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott.
- Tulalip Tribes
- Tulalip News
- Tulaliptoday.com
- Qwuloolt Estuary Project
- Other Snohomish Estuary Restoration Projects
- Tulalip, from My Heart An Autobiographical Account of a Reservation Community
Washington State Federally Recognized Tribes:
Washington state is home to 29 federally-recognized Indian tribes who strive to improve people’s lives, Indian and non-Indian alike, in communities from Eastern to Western Washington.
Government Resources
Access Washington: provides access to Washington State Government Information and Services
Washington State Governor's Office on Indian Affairs: serves as the Governor's liaison to the 29 federally recognized tribes and functions as an Advisory Council to the Governor affirming the government-to-government relationship and principles identified in the Centennial Accord.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior that provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources: recognizes the vital knowledge Washington's first people have of our shared natural resources. DNR operates under an order from the Commissioner of Public Lands to ensure management of state-owned lands is done in collaboration with the twenty-nine federally recognized tribes of Washington State.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA's): mission is to protect human health and the environment.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.
Find Treaty Information
- Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian LawAn encyclopedic like information on federal Indian law
News Resources
- Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper & Periodical Index This link opens in a new windowCitations from newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets, etc. dealing with all aspects of life in Seattle, Washington state & the Pacific Northwest.
- Access World News This link opens in a new window
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Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present. - US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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Washington State, national & regional newspapers, 1980 - present - Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
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Full-text, 1990s-present. Newspapers, television and radio broadcast transcripts. - Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles written primarily by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and Jewish people, covering 1959-present.
Library Research Guides and Tools
Librarian recommended resources & research tips. You may wish to review these as you develop your communication plan and digital story.
- American Indian Studies
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest [Digital Collection]
- Communication Studies [See Additional Class Resources]
- Environment
- History: Native Americans
- Images
- Government Resources by Subject: Native American
- Political Science and Public Policy
- Psychology
- Sociology
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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Reports, summaries, and pro/con views on a range of current issues,1923-present. - American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window
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Reference content, primary documents, and images illustrating the histories and cultures of North American Native peoples. - PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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Social and public policy literature from periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources.
Data
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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Index to governmental and private statistical data.
- Economic & Demographic DataMRSC Economic Data Collection containing information on demographics, transportation, recreation, crime, and more.
- City and County DataProvided by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, county and city data related to population, economy, and more.
- Brookings InstituteA Think Tank.
- Pew Research CenterResearch on Millennials by the Fact Tank.
Need Help? Ask a Librarian!
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Harry Murphy American Ethnic Studies Librarian maurice@uw.edu |
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Additional Class Resources
- Native VoicesNative Voices is a center at the UW where students, faculty, and independent producers create documentaries and media research that contributes to the understanding, strengthening, and support of Indigenous people and communities.
- Concept Map ExampleA concept map helps identify what is known about a topic and what gaps in knowledge exist, especially helpful in group work.
- Workshop WorksheetUse this worksheet to identify priority areas for investigation, create a focused research question from one of you group's priority areas, and get practice evaluating sources.