The Napi’s Winter Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 pm at the Center for Coastal Studies’ Hiebert Marine Lab with a talk by Dr. Casey Thornbrugh of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public, and will also be broadcast on Zoom (see details below).
Dr. Thornbrugh will discuss climate change impacts and adaptation, and the challenges faced by Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities, with an emphasis on East Coast and coastal regions.
According to the speaker, “Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities have witnessed changes in the climate from time immemorial. However, anthropogenic climate change and the Climate Crisis coupled with the impacts of institutional barriers pose unique challenges for Tribal Nations. Despite these challenges, Tribal Nations are leading the way in climate change adaptation planning and resilience.”
Dr. Casey Thornbrugh is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and is a geographer with a background in climate science. He has served as a Tribal Climate Science Liaison for United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET) in coordination with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Branch (BIA-TCR) and the Northeast and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers (NE/SE CASC). In this role, he worked with agencies and departments of Tribal Nations to provide climate science information, identify climate research needs and priorities, and offer climate adaptation planning support. Casey served as a co-author on the Fifth National Climate Assessment – Northeast Chapter. He resides in Mashpee, Massachusetts with his wife, Sarah and their two children.
Reservations are requested but not required. Click here to register.
To view on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85052491882?pwd=PuWXtzHfyJY9DRiBtoBBYMjUm2eMKs.1
Meeting ID: 850 5249 1882
Passcode: 243645