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Three days in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the annual Migratory Salmon Potlatch 
A Q&A with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book on the multigenerational effort towards dam removal.
A Peabody-nominated podcast from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University tells the story of the world’s dominant economic system—how it emerged and evolved over the centuries—and explores how it might be transformed.
This podcast series by Katy Shields and Vegard Beyer tells the true story of why The Limits to Growth (1972), after positive initial reception, was fought against and has since been largely ignored.
White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to grapes.
From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.
Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska on October 12, displacing thousands. A historic airlift evacuation is mobilizing now, working together to keep residents safe.
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi botanist and author of New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, as she launches, “Plant, Baby, Plant.”
Social Print’s founder wanted to protect forests. So his British Columbia company makes paper from sugar cane.
An interview with Citizens4Community executive director Kellen Klein explores their solidarity work in central Oregon, building community durability through relationships.
Billions of disposable diapers end up in North American landfills yearly. Carrie Pollak’s firm is trying better ways.
A new program at Chico State University demonstrates the restorative power of connecting with the environment to turn loss into community strength. Does it work?
“Salmon Wars” is a six-part podcast series that tells the story of salmon in the Northwest through the voices of one Yakama Nation family who have been fighting for salmon for generations.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is learning new ways to grow native plants for public and private lands.
Ocean Legacy recycles “ghost gear” and other trash into deck chairs, picnic tables, and more.
For members of the Klamath basin tribes who had fought for the river dams’ removal and organized the historic first descent of the newly free-flowing waters, the signing of an international accord brought into sharp focus the worldwide implications of their local triumph.
Artificial Intelligence, cryptocurrency, and other emergent technologies are known for their disruptive potential. In her new book, Indigenous Currencies, Ashley Cordes (Kōkwel/Coquille) insists they can also be systems of abundance.
See how the Vancouver landmark is getting a dramatic retrofit to cut emissions. A Tyee short video.
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

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