Nicholas Schwitzer
Artist, Writer, Filmmaker, Etc.
Climate Comics
Wāēqsēh-kēsekat ayāwek akuaceh/What kind of day is it outside?
The Indigenous Climate Resilience Network explores some of the impacts that Menominee people are experiencing as a result of climate change through Comic Illustrations. Done in collaboration with Sara Smith, Allison Scott, and Jennifer Gauthier as part of the work for the College of Menominee Nation's Sustainable Development Institute and the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center.
EPISODE 1 - Non-Local Beings.
Released February 24, 2025
Non-local beings like the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), facilitated in part by warming winter conditions, are moving into the land of the Menominee and contributing to further environmental change.
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EPISODE 2 - Phenotypic Mismatch.
Released March 24, 2025
Changes in seasonal conditions can cause phenotypic mismatch — a situation when a being’s traits do not “match” its environment — making it more difficult for beings like snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) to survive in the land of the Menominee.
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EPISODE 3 - Seasonal Variability.
Released April 21, 2025
As winters grow shorter and summers grow longer, seasonal conditions are also becoming more variable from year to year. More unpredictable conditions can impact seasonal traditions, such as sugar maple sap harvesting, in the land of the Menominee.
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