Environmental Sustainability

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Protecting and sustaining the natural environment is of paramount importance to Tribal Nations, which are disproportionately affected by climate change. Rising temperatures and sea levels disrupt traditional fishing, farming, and gathering practices and thus threaten Native communities and cultures. As both local experts and sovereign nations, Tribal Nations need the funding and authority to respond to the urgent ecological problems specific to their communities. Tribal ecological knowledge is time-tested, climate resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective. NCAI advocates for green energy, more sustainable extractive industries, better water and air quality, protection of natural resources, and the conservation of the natural world at both the local and national level.


Environmental Stewardship and Tribal Sovereignty: Assessing the 2025 Executive Actions and Impacts on Indian Country

NCAI's environmental stewardship and Tribal sovereignty policy brief is available now. Learn about the cumulative impacts of 2025 federal executive actions on Tribal Nations' environmental rights, consultation processes, and sovereignty, and identify strategic advocacy priorities to safeguard Tribal self-determination and environmental stewardship.

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Policy Documents

Environmental Stewardship and Tribal Sovereignty: Assessing the 2025 Executive Actions and Impacts on Indian Country

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Capital Good Fund – Safe Harbor as a Service

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Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al., & Rosemont Copper Company

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NCAI & NARF Concerns regarding Hydropower Provisions in EPMA

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