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Southern California Tribal Listening Session: Summary

In April and May of 2021 the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and the CalEPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) jointly convened a listening session with Southern California Tribes. The listening session had the following objectives:

  • Listen to perspectives from tribal communities in Southern California on climate change impacts they are experiencing and identify common themes
  • Collect tribal input to help the OEHHA Indicators of Climate Change in California report raise awareness about tribal-specific climate change impacts and increase recognition of the value of tribal knowledge in reporting climate change impacts

OEHHA respects the right of tribal nations to govern the collection, ownership, and application of their data. Participating tribes have reviewed and approved the information shared in this summary.

Suggested citation:
Pala Band of Mission Indians & Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (2021). Summary of the Southern California Tribal Listening Session (March 9-10 and April 13-14, 2021), hosted by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

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