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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. ....
In this issue, our feature highlights a Makah artist who preserves the stories of his ancestors and their reciprocal relationship to whales. We also follow two female botanists as they raft down the Grand Canyon in an attempt to make the first recorded, botanical survey of the region. Elsewhere, a FEMA contractor’s incompetence in translating Alaska Native languages shows systemic problems. In a Colorado coal town, the discovery of a 74 million-year-old fossil brings a new kind of tourism. A team of epidemiologists in Washington prepares for climate change. In Wyoming, off-rez hunting is under scrutiny. Is the Behren’s silverspot butterfly valuable enough to save? Climate change refugia can shelter wildlife if the planet doesn’t warm too much. And finally, we check in with Debra Magpie Earling on her new novel, learn about the importance of good ice for hunting in coastal Alaska and think on the meaning of ‘new animism.’ ....
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Aspen Skiing Company’s Auden Schendler co-authored a letter outlining racial justice action steps for the ski industry. His colleague gives details on how the company is trying to diversify and educate its guests and staff. ....