The Samish Indian Nation is one of many Coast Salish tribes that once made San Juan Islands home, and as climate change becomes a reality, they have been actively working to protect this area.
Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the Civil Conversations Project has been working to create and inspire conversations on racism in America. Islanders will have a chance to participate in one of those thought-provoking discussions July 6 when Executive Director and founder Wayne Hare, and board member Thyatira Thompson host a Civil Conversations Project workshop in partnership with the San Juan Island National Historic Park Service. The event takes place at the Grange, from 5:30 - 8 p.m.
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The San Juan County Council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28 in-person at the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington. It will also hold a special meeting Thursday, March 2 regarding the Aleutian Isle. There will be no public comment taken at that meeting.