Tag Archives: Tribes

Ocean Acidification Explained

During the First Stewards climate change symposium last year, Dr. Simone Alin made a well-received presentation describing the process of ocean acidification. Alin is an oceanographer and marine chemist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle. As the state of Washington begins to attempt to address an issue that threatens both tribal and non-tribal communities alike, […]

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

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 […]

Canoes Take Off For Annual Journey This Week

The  canoe families from Washington and B.C. are starting to make their way toward Suquamish this week. To follow the landing dates, where canoes will be pulling into over the course of the next two weeks, go to www.tribaljourneys2009.com. Nearly 100 canoes are expected to descend upon the shores of Suquamish on Monday, August 3, […]