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Bioneers Offer Transformative Hope Rooted in Action 

Magic Canoe was on the ground for one of the largest ecocultural events of the year in Salmon Nation, which brought thousands of changemakers and creatives together last month in Berkeley, California. Here’s what we found.

By: Soraya Matos, Words and Photography

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In the Breath Between Islands 

Five “tombolo” poems from the shifting lands of the in-between.

By: Sam Olson

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Accepting Applications for Magic Canoe Contributing Writers

We’re hiring four exceptional writers to cover the following desks: Salmon, Environment, New Economies, & Indigenous Leadership.

By: Magic Canoe

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Seattle’s Only River Comes Alive Again

How one of the largest cities in Salmon Nation has restored the Duwamish River over the past three decades — community-first and one mucky step at a time.

By: Kathleen Tarrant. Photography by Kirk Hostetter.

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Why Indigenous-Led Environmental Assessments Matter

Without Indigenous-led environmental assessments, Tribes and First Nations are too often asked to face the consequences of extractive projects they never consented to.

By: Astra Lincoln

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The Time to ‘Daylight’ Buried Urban Creeks Is Now

Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia’s largest city, has been attempting to recover its many paved-over waterways. But can what’s been lost ever come back?

By: Hanna Hett

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The Top 5 Most-Read Magic Canoe Stories of 2025

Here are the most-read Magic Canoe stories this year. New to our platform? These features are a perfect place to start.
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Salmon Rebound After Tribes Fight for Culvert Upgrades

An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.

By: Bryn Nelson

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Designing a Regenerative Economy Starts with Creativity. And Doughnuts.

Renegade economist Kate Raworth’s bestselling 2017 book, Doughnut Economics, ignited a global movement. A groundbreaking report last month from the California Doughnut Economics Coalition places the state as a U.S. leader for addressing social and ecological priorities.

By: Nicholas Triolo

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Three Ways to Decolonize Thanksgiving This Year

Magic Canoe is committed to truth, to telling stories that honor Indigenous sovereignty, while refusing to support narratives that perpetuate further colonization of people and place. 

By: Magic Canoe

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