Seattle Public Library presents a collection of historic photographs of Washington State locations like the Olympic Peninsula, Mount Rainier, Deception Pass, Bellingham, Tacoma and Eastern Washington.
City of Bellingham presents a video covering the steps of cleaning wastewater at the Post Point Resource Recovery Plant starting from when it leaves a house to when it reaches Bellingham Bay.
Book by Lindsay Keegitah Burrows (Anishinaabe) uses storytelling of a journey through Anishinaabe, Inuit, Maori, Coast Salish, and Abenaki territories to explore Indigenous language and law revitalization.
Human ecology journal article explores clam garden management techniques as a form of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Based on accounts from Kwakwaka'wakw Clan Chief Kwaxistalla Adam Dick, trained in these techniques by elders, the article discusses activities, motivations, and outcomes of clam gardens.
Autobiographical account of Harriette Shelton Dover’s (Snohomish) life in the Tulalip Reservation Community and her stories of the hardships of resettlement and traumatic experiences in an Indian boarding school. Dover describes her tribe’s strong community and connection to land.
Environmental science journal article evaluates the patterns of exploitation of oysters and oyster reef degradation due to destructive fishing practices. The article focuses on estuaries in western North America (Ostreola conchaphila), eastern North America (Crassostrea virginica), and eastern Australia (Saccostrea glomerata).
Historical fiction novel set in late 19th century Bellingham Bay, Washington follows three men navigating pioneer life among European settlers and a group of Lummi natives.
Like other coastal zones around the world, the inland sea ecosystem of Washington (USA) and British Columbia (Canada), an area known as the Salish Sea, is changing under pressure from a growing human population, conversion of native forest and shoreline habitat to urban development, toxic contamination of sediments and species, and overharvest of resources. While billions of dollars have been spent trying to restore other coastal ecosystems around the world, there still is no successful model for restoring estuarine or marine ecosystems like the Salish Sea. Despite the lack of a guiding model, major ecological principles do exist that should be applied as people work to design the Salish Sea and other large marine ecosystems for the future. We suggest that the following 10 ecological principles serve as a foundation for educating the public and for designing a healthy Salish Sea and other coastal ecosystems for future generations.
Website describing the Squamish Nation's sustainable economic development and design project on Sen̓áḵw Lands, a Squamish Village location that was located where Vancouver City, British Colombia is today. The project focuses on reconciliation and Squamish leadership with climate, urban development, and economic development.
Podcast series by Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown, who are writers, activists, and facilitators. The podcast focuses on community practices and learning in the midst of endings and apocalypse.
Episode of Emergence Magazine Podcasts features an essay written and spoken by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) about reciprocity in the gift economy and learning from Indigenous wisdom about currencies of exchange while harvesting serviceberries alongside birds.
Hawai’i Public Radio presents a news article about a modified plan for the Ala Wai Flood Control Project after public resident opposition. The Army Corps of Engineers proposed a method to reduce flood risk and increase climate adaptation in the Ala Wai Watershed for residents living along the Makiki, Mānoa, and Pālolo streams.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website page providing details on the Ala Wai Flood Risk Management Project and overview, location, flooding impact, and flood risk of the Ala Wai Watershed.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Architecture Lecture Series presents a Research Studio conversation about the empowerment of Indigenous Hawaiian Knowledge and the ecological devastation and racial injustices of U.S. settler colonialism. Hawai’i Non-Linear connects the lifestyle of Indigenous Knowledge to architecture.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news presents a story about the impacts of British Columbia, Canada highway closures due to flooding and landslides. Truckers work to reduce supply chain disruption.
The Urbanist presents a news article on proposals for high-speed transit between hub cities to improve housing affordability and reduce environmental concerns during continued development of the Cascadia mega-region, including Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Urbanist presents an article that argues that the Canada Vision 2050 proposal to develop four hub cities from British Columbia to Oregon for development will not sufficiently support growth. The article offers other ways to promote sustainable development and growth.
Microsoft presents a video about the proposed collaboration between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia for a corridor for connectivity, productivity, and innovation.
National Public Radio presents a podcast episode about Indigenous youth activists at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Indigenous activists from around the world talk about the impacts of colonialism on the lack of access to the conference.
Sightline Institute presents an article on the negative impacts of Washington State oil refineries’ air and water pollution on human health and wildlife. The article discusses health risks, Clean Air Act violations, and impacts on communities like Anacortes, Ferndale, Tacoma and the Swinomish Tribe.
Sightline Institute presents an article on oil refinery profits and tax payments in Washington State. The article discusses the economic impacts and environmental costs of the industry.
Sightline Institute presents an article on oil refinery employment in Washington State, especially Whatcom and Skagit counties. It discusses pay, safety, and a history of striking to demand safer working conditions.
Sightline Institute presents an article on possible futures for oil refining in Washington State as climate change shifts energy demands away from oil.
Report from Cascadia Consulting Group discusses the purpose and progress of the task force to develop recommendations addressing the decline of the Southern Resident orca population and the threats of extinction due to less Chinook salmon, disturbance from traffic, toxic contaminants, and climate change and population growth.
Video of history professor Josh Cerretti leading a tour of downtown Bellingham, Washington, focused on the landmarks and history of colonial settlement on Indigenous Coast Salish land and water. The tour discusses Bellingham’s history of white supremacy and racism that continues today.
Map by the Burke Museum shows an aerial view of the landscape of the area that now is Seattle in the mid-19th century before colonial settlement. It contains Coast Salish place names, ecosystems, and tours between locations.
Journal article from Pacific Historical Review depicts the experiences of the Duwamish and other Indigenous peoples during urban change of Seattle, Washington between the 1880s and 1930s. It talks about transformation like the creation of a canal between Puget Sound and Lake Washington and the straightening of the Duwamish River.
Sightline Institute presents an article on how the history of oil refining in the Puget Sound is linked to colonialism. It discusses how refineries were built on Lummi, Swinomish, and Puyallup peoples’ land.
ArcGIS StoryMap of a community-based participatory research project in Victoria, British Columbia by the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, Island Health, and University of Victoria. It is dedicated to spreading awareness about site-supportive transitional housing and breaking the cycle of houselessness.
Interactive map of Musqueam Territory place names with historical photographs, audio from Musqueam’s oral history collection, and a children’s place names book. Vancouver, British Columbia is seated on Musqueam Territory.
Book section from Urbanizing frontiers: Indigenous peoples and settlers in 19th-century Pacific Rim cities. This section focuses on Indigenous peoples and settlers in Victoria, British Columbia from 1858 to 1871. Gold rushes and narratives of European progress transformed spaces and bodies.
Book section from Planning on the Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social Justice, and Sustainable Development. The book proposes planning and policies for the Indigenous population to reduce social inequality and housing insecurity in Vancouver, British Columbia.
English Language Notes research article about Indigenous and allied scholars, knowledge keepers, scientists, learners, change-makers, and leaders building a field and plans to address human-caused climate change.
Video of civil rights organizer Clyde Bellecourt’s convocation speech at Augsburg College focused on the treatment of the American Indian community. The title refers to Vine Deloria, Jr.’s manifesto by the same name. Bellecourt talks about the problems of Christianity, education, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Map of land cover in the Salish Sea bioregion with the categories of urban, cropland, forest, other vegetation, bare ground, water, snow and ice land cover modeled using 30x30 meter resolution gridded satellite data from 2015.
Map of jurisdictions including U.S. counties, Canadian regional districts, and major cities (Bellingham, Everett, Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Victoria) in the Salish Sea Bioregion.
Map of the Salish Sea’s surrounding watersheds in Western North America, including the Columbia, Fraser, Great Basin, Makenzie, Mississippi, Nelson, Yukon. The Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean are also visible.
Map of subbasins (or sub-basins) and bathymetry of the Salish Sea with basins delineated based on water depth and circulation. Shallower areas associated with underwater sills separate many of the basins, creating distinct oceanography. Basins shown include: Admiralty Inlet, Central Puget Sound, East Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal, South Puget Sound, San Juan Archipelago, South Strait of Georgia, Strait of Georgia, West Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Whidbey.
This paper introduces official responsibility for the protection and management of the Salish Sea marine environment. Focusing on governments and their legally constituted bodies, the complex management structures on the American and Canadian sides of the Salish Sea are identified. Both countries operate in cooperative federalist systems, but there exist differences in management structures arising notably from constitutional differences, Tribal and First Nation relations, and jurisdictional authority. Both state and provincial governments have the authority to create and enforce environmental regulations but are constrained by federal legislation. Collaborative and stakeholder-engaged environmental planning and stewardship have been recognized on both sides of the border. Past and present efforts support bottom-up organizational structures that give community members and scientists a greater voice in decision-making, in partnership with government. More evidence exists of community- and state-level autonomy in Washington compared to British Columbia. Political and administrative boundaries have been recognized by some as counter to needs of environmental management, with an alternative and preferred approach being the use of ecological planning units such as watersheds or estuaries. The international boundary dividing the Salish Sea remains an administrative and organizational impediment despite evidence of trans-boundary collaborative efforts.
Diagram of deep water flows and intermediate and surface water flows in the Salish Sea. It provides direction and relative magnitude (line width) of net water flow and exchanges for marine waters and freshwater rivers.
Informational video introducing students to the techniques involved in reading scholarly literature and extracting information quickly. It discusses reading through papers in three passes and questions to ask while reading.
Video workshop on how to identify peer reviewed scholarly articles, common sections in science and social science research, a note on humanities research, and reading strategies.
Book section from Native Studies Keywords examining the perspectives and history of the term and concept of “land” in Native American studies projects. Land relates to other terms like sovereignty, belonging, rights, and responsibility.
Podcast episode from All My Relations with guest Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot), a Native nutrition educator, about Indigenous food systems, traditional foods, and the food sovereignty movement and activists.