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29 N.Y.U. Envt. L.J. 118 (2021)
A Great Nation Keeping Its Word: The Role of Tribal Treaty Rights in Climate Change Litigation

handle is hein.journals/nyuev29 and id is 122 raw text is: NOTE A GREAT NATION KEEPING ITS WORD: THE ROLE OF TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION NOELIA GRAVOTTA* INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 118 I. TRENDS IN CLIMATE LITIGATION ............................................................. 122 A. Obstacles to Climate Change Litigation.................................... 124 B. The Potential of Indian Law to Surmount These Litigation Obstacles................................................................................. 129 II. INDIAN TREATY RIGHTS.......................................................................... 133 A. Background on Indian Treaties and Resource Rights ............... 133 B. The Impact of Climate Change on Treaty Resource Rights ....... 140 III. SUITS AGAINST STATES ......................................................................... 143 A. Advantages for Tribal Claims .................................................... 143 B. Redress for Climate Change Harms to Treaty Resources.......... 149 IV. SUITS AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ....................................... 154 A. Suits Under the Administrative Procedure Act .......................... 155 B. Suits Under the Indian Tucker Act ............................................. 159 C. Tribal Claims May Better Address Redressability Concerns..... 164 C ON CLU SION ............................................................................................ 169 INTRODUCTION This Note explores how the encounter between two cataclysms may provide an avenue to mitigate national and global catastrophe. J.D. 2021, NYU School of Law. I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Gerald Torres for encouraging my interest in federal Indian law and for his invaluable feedback during the writing of this Note. I would also like to thank the editors of the Environmental Law Journal, who provided incisive and constructive input on my Note and worked with dedication and compassion to ensure that the journal ran smoothly in the midst of a pandemic. Finally, my entire generation's deepest respect goes to Indigenous Peoples around the world who have long been stewards of the earth and have always been at the frontlines of struggles for environmental and social justice. 118 Imaged with Permission of N.Y.U. Environmental Law Journal

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