| KYLE X. HILL, PhD, MPH (Anishinaabe, Dakota Lakota), Assistant Professor, Division of Environment Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
| JAMESON D. LOPEZ, PhD (Enrolled member of Quechan Tribe), Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice, University of Arizona

Indigenous peoples share a distinct spiritual, cultural and traditional connection with their territorial homelands. Climate change poses a significant threat and disruption to traditional and cultural engagement with local ecosystems, while also necessitating adaptation to environmental shifts as a result. Altogether, Indigenous Peoples globally caretake for 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity, despite only occupying 22% of the world’s surface. This proposal seeks to advance a data sovereignty framework regarding Indigenous and Tribal lands in accordance with existing literature, utilizing recommendations from climate mitigation/adaptation case studies and other literature sources at local, state and federal levels. In addition, we will also provide recommendations for education programs that utilize Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge(s) (ITEKs).