Climate change disproportionately impacts Indigenous Peoples , which directly affects their livelihoods, health and Sustainable Development Goal targets. For residents in the Arctic, a sustainable development pathway has been found to be highly effective if a self-determined development model is employed . Known determinants of Indigenous self-determined development in regions in the Arctic, include:  Indigenous self- determined decision making ;  effective and culturally legitimate institutions of government;  strategic vision and strategic thinking; and  public-spirited, nation-building leadership . For Indigenous Peoples, advances in recognition of self-governance, land and resource sovereignty, and resource co-management, particularly in the North American Arctic but also elsewhere, provide a strong basis for responding to climate impacts . These developments expand the solution space  for
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