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Posts Tagged ‘Pacific Ocean’

Climate change: Washington coastal tribes hosting symposium blending indigenous knowledge with western science

By • May 1st, 2012 • Category: Lead Story, News, Uncategorized

The inaugural First Stewards symposium, to be held July 17-20 in Washington, D.C. is a national event that examines the impact of climate change on indigenous coastal cultures and explores solutions based on millennia of traditional ecological knowledge.

Hundreds of native leaders, witnesses and climate scientists will join policy-makers and non-government organizations for groundbreaking dialogue in what is planned to be an annual meeting at the …


Ocean Glider Looks Beneath Quinault Indian Nation Traditional Waters

By • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: News

WESTPORT–In the past, the Quinault Indian Nation had only occasional glimpses into the health of the vast ocean that is their traditional fishing area, stretching about 50 miles from Grays Harbor north to Destruction Island.

But this summer, thanks to a computer-directed underwater research glider that looks like a motorcycle-sized torpedo with wings, QIN was able to gather four weeks of comprehensive data throughout their …


The Healing Path

By • Feb 15th, 2007 • Category: Being Frank

There is only one path that leads to the healing of Puget Sound, and it is one that we all must walk together.

Puget Sound is sick. It’s becoming filled with poison and starved of oxygen. The eelgrass and other plants that support life in the Sound are dying. Orcas and salmon are not far behind.

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