Volume analyzing the history of the words sovereignty, land, indigeneity, nation, blood, tradition, colonialism, and indigenous knowledge in Native American studies projects. Sections contain essays with perspectives on definitions, meanings, and significance of the concepts within historical, social, and political contexts.
Vimeo profile for the Northwest Indian College Cooperative Extension in Bellingham, Washington, who provides community education on topics including Financial Literacy for Native American families, Traditional Plants and Foods, Cultural Arts, professional development, and health and wellness activities.
Vimeo profile for the nonprofit organization GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty) who brings people together with food and agriculture and creates partnerships with youth and people with low-incomes for empowering individual & community food solutions.
Journal article about the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s development of an informal environmental health and sustainability curriculum for teaching science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics with a basis in Swinomish beliefs and practices. The curriculum focuses on free-choice learning and increasing awareness.
Video introducing the Indigenous futurism virtual reality experience by Filmmaker Lisa Jackson and 3D Artist Mathew Borrett. Biidaaban: First Light reflects on systems of governance as it imagines a future Toronto through the languages Wendat, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway).
Stop-motion short film directed by Amanda Strong tells the story of Biidaaban, a young gender non-binary Anishinaabe person who joins forces with a 10,000-year-old shape-shifting Sasquatch, a Ghost Caribou, and a Ghost Wolf to revive ceremonial sap harvesting in suburban Ontario, Canada.
Journal article by Eve Tuck and Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández describes how settler colonialism and white settler supremacy shape the past and present of “curriculum” in the United States through strategies of replacement, which is described as goal of replacing Indigenous peoples with settlers as the ones rightfully on the land. The authors use the character of Natty Bumppo from James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales as an allegory for the replacement project. The authors also apply concepts like critical race theory, “browning,” rematriation, and refusal.
Peter Morin, a Tahltan Nation artist and curator, discusses the anthropological museum space, experience working with the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, the polemics of art institutions, the gallery space, racism and microaggression, Indigenous power in the museum space, and Tahltan knowledge.
Essay by Bethany Hughes (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) analyzing protest performances about water using the Indigenous feminist concept of radical relationality to elaborate on relations and obligations of humans and water.
Indigenous Action Media article argues that the concept of allyship is increasingly commodified and exploited in ways that benefit off the struggles they say to support. The article discusses the term accomplice as an alternative to ally.
HuffPost article by Jamie Broadnax describes the Afrofuturism cultural movement and its differences from other science and speculative fiction. Broadnax refers to Afrofuturist media like the Black Panther comics and film and Octavia E. Butler’s novels.
Podcast series published by Future Ecologies with support from the University of Victoria brings on guests for each episode to help describe the psychology of climate inaction. The show provides examples and ways to grow the movement of climate action.
Essay about the Boldt Decision, which reaffirmed the rights of tribes in Washington state to fish in accustomed locations. The essay elaborates on the movement to reassert fishing rights through “fish-ins” in the Puyallup River let by Robert Satiacum and Billy Frank Jr.
Podcast episode from Future Ecologies discusses the implications of urbanization in British Columbia’s Fraser River Estuary to the Orca pod, salmon, and other wildlife. The episode focuses on the creation of a new ferry terminal, the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2), on Tsawwassen First Nation's traditional territory.
Booklet on the history of racist policies in British Columbia and their impacts on Indigenous, Black, and radicalized communities. It also elaborates on the anti-racist movements of the past and present.
Seattle Times article on the result of the 9th Circuit ruling to leave in place a lower court order requiring state governments to pay for the removal of culverts blocking fish migration. The decision is a victory for recognizing Treaty-protected fishing rights and salmon recovery in Washington State.
The complete text of the Point Elliott Treaty, signed by Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, and by Duwamish Chief Seattle, Snoqualmie Chief Patkanim, Lummi Chief Chow-its-hoot, and other chiefs, subchiefs, and delegates of tribes, bands, and villages.
Documentary by Children of The Setting Sun about the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855. The film discusses what the treaty is, why it is important, and Lummi history.
The Urbanist article defining an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and how it is used as a decision-making tool. The article explains concepts like alternatives, elements, criteria, scoping, public outreach. It also provides advice on how to read an EIS for content and comment.
Research article in Estuaries and Coasts by Western Washington University Professor David H. Shull aimed at understanding the processes leading to Bottom water acidification in Bellingham Bay relating to Pacific Ocean upwelling and Nooksack River circulation.
Video by the Northwest Indian College where Squamish Fisherman Rob Purser explains salmon preparation, salmon preparation, prayer, and salmon’s importance to the forests and streams.
Journal article from Ecology and Society surveying the central coast of British Columbia, Canada for evidence of intertidal clam gardens, an Indigenous mariculture technology and practice for food security and resilience.
Journal article from Ecology and Society about a systematic study of the impact of Indigenous land-use legacies on plant functional diversity in Pacific Northwest forest garden ecosystems.
Video by Northwest Indian College where Muckleshoot Oral Historian George Warren King and Samish Tribal Member and Western Washington University Professor Dr. Marco Hatch explain clam preparation methods by Coast Salish people, biotoxins in clams, and clam shells’ ecosystem services.
Research article about the effect of climate change on the hydrology of the Nooksack River. It focuses on how glacial melt changes river flow and water temperature and affects salmon. It discusses the collaboration between the Nooksack Indian Tribe near Deming, Washington, government agencies, and scientists to plan for habitat restoration.
Film by American Rivers about the removal of Washington’s Middle Fork Nooksack dam, which blocked fish habitat and impacted local tribes. It also mentions other dam removal projects and river restoration with support of American Rivers and local communities.
Film by Longhouse Media and the Traditional Plants and Food Program where Elise Krohn, an herbalist and wild foods educator, discusses information about safe harvesting practices, where nettles grow, nutrients and health benefits.
Section in Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources about the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork Nooksack River, and glacier runoff and retreat on Mount Baker.
ArcGIS StoryMap of the geography of the Salish Sea Bioregion, containing maps and facts about the bioregion, the Coast Salish peoples, waters and islands, watersheds, and more data resources.
Northwest Indian College Institute of Indigenous Foods and Traditions presents a traditional story told by storyteller Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha) about a man’s dreams about the gathering of nettle to help his people.
Audio recording of artist, teacher, and storyteller Pauline Hillaire telling the legend as told by her father, Kwul-Kwul-'tu, about chief Cuomo Kulshan (Mount Baker), his wife (Mount Rainier), and his daughters (Twin Sister Mountain).
Lummi Nation Elder Chief Ts’ili’xw (Bill James) shares the story, 'We are survivors of the great flood.' He explains the origin of the “-mish” people (Samish, Dwamish, etc.), who come from the Lhaqtemish people who survived the flood on two canoes.
Introductory chapter from the book Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science by Gloria Snively and Wanosts’a7 Lorna Williams about cross-cultural Science Education. It focuses on the dismissal of contextual Traditional Knowledge and wisdom in Eurocentric educational systems and the experiences of students.
Educational resource and curriculum about important Native foods and cultural traditions in Salish Country with recipes, activities, and stories. There are sections on ecosystems, harvest ethics, cedar, water, camas, cattail, clams, deer and elk, duck, hazelnut, huckleberry, nettle, salal, salmon, seaweed, and strawberry.
List for curriculum lesson by Gary Fletcher from the booklet “The Saanich Year” by Earle Claxton and John Elliott. Calendars of the 13 Moons of the Wsanec (Saanich people) are listed with information, connections, background, weather, and economic activities related to each.
ArcGIS StoryMap of the Samish calendars with a lunar year of 13 moons in one Xws7ámesh Schel7óneng (Samish year). It provides information of the traditions and seasonal plants of the moons in Chents’ólheng Season (Winter), Chenqw’íles Season (Spring), Chenkw’á7les Season (Summer), and Píxwel Season (Fall).
Map of Salish Sea, with elevation and bathymetry data, extending from the north end of the Strait of Georgia to the south end of the Puget sound and west to the mouth of the Straight of Juan de Fuca. Map text focuses on natural features rather than political jurisdictions.
The Seattle Times story series on the struggle of northern and southern resident killer whales (orcas) in the Puget Sound. Articles discuss salmon decline, the impact of ships, climate change, and other human impacts on orca population.
The Tskeuk-Waututh Nation’s assessment of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMEX) proposal in accordance with the Nation’s Stewardship Policy. The document reviews proposed plans and policies within their Consultation Area, including Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. “It describes the seriousness of the potential effects of the TMEX proposal on Tsleil-Waututh title, rights, and interests.”
Resource on Halq'eméylem (Halkomelem) alphabet, with sections on words, phrases, songs, and stories. Halkomelem is a language of the Salishan language family and is spoken by the Stó:lō Nation (sometimes written ''Stó:lô'' or ''Stó:lõ'', historically as ''Staulo'’), who inhabit the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada.
Journal article from Environment and Planning D: Society and Space on understanding human-water relations within current water governance. The article focuses on the potential of encompassing multiple water ontologies within water governance with examples from British Columbia, Canada.
Raincoast Conservation Foundation presents a report describing the historical context of the Lower Fraser River, the state of salmon and their habitat, current and emerging threats to this habitat, the value of salmon, and the shifting political landscape in which these habitats must be protected and restored.
Teaching kit for educators about the Musqueam First Nation. It provides historical and contemporary information about Musqueam culture, the role of language, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ stories, and place names, the Nation’s efforts to defend their home and future, and Musqueam’s ancestral territory (including what is now called Greater Vancouver, British Columbia).
Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia video featuring Musqueam community members’ quotes alongside an animation of the Fraser River Delta’s development, major First Nations settlements, and colonial settlements from 9000 years ago to 2015.
The LFFA-RELAW (Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance and Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Water) project provides a summary report of the legal traditions of the peoples of the Lower Fraser. It focuses on the First Nations’ legacy, governance, rights, and responsibilities for fish and watersheds.
Journal article from Conservation Science and Practice uses a Priority Threat Management approach to calculate the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation action and co-governance in urbanized areas. Authors focus on species in the Fraser River estuary and argue for strategic planning, governance, and large-scale investment.