Climate Threats to Tribal Nations
President Biden addressed a gathering of tribal leaders at the White House on Wednesday. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times At the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit, the Biden administration announced the creation of Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation Program in order to aid native tribes that are being impacted by climate change. This Program will be led by the Department of the Interior, and carried out with assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) . There have already been a total of eleven tribes that are going to receive funds through this program Two tribes in Alaska, the Newtok Village and Native Village of Napakiak, as well as the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state will get $25 million each. In addition to this there are eight more tribes that will receive $5 million each. Their need to relocate is caused by multiple different factors, all of which can be linked to climate change. The two tribes in Alaska are experiencing coast