Tribal Recognition and Climate Adaptation
Clifton Cottrell is a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, and Knute Nadelhoffer (EEB) is a member of his dissertation committee. Clifton's research focuses on how tribal recognition status by the federal government impacts governance, climate adaptation, and food security. His dissertation will be live-cast at this Zoom link on Thursday, July 22 at 1pm EDT,
Clifton's dissertation is centered on a case study in northern Michigan comparing climate adaptation resources and capabilities of a federally recognized tribe, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, and a non-recognized tribe, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Clifton has used the University of Michigan Biological Station as a base for conducting much of his research and I have been privileged to meet together with him and tribal council members during the course of his work. On behalf of Clifton and his committee,