Tales from the Great Western Watershed
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Hello Friends, I know it has been a while since I have posted. I do apologize. But this hiatus has had a purpose! I few months ago I joined The Wren— an independent journalism outlet based in Tk’emlups (Kamloops)– as a community reporter. The Wren team has been busy getting things running, and I am…
More True Tales from Cascadia
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Where the Water Runs Red with Life
Read more: Where the Water Runs Red with Life“As I stepped through the shady underbrush and onto the rocky beach, I was overwhelmed by brilliant light reflecting off the sun bleach stones. My ears filled with the rush of flowing water and the din of the gathered crowd. Children, equal parts fascinated and grossed-out, were investigating rotting fish with poking sticks. It felt…
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On Truth and History in Secwepemcúl̓ecw
In the spirit of truth and reconciliation I seek today to share some of the history, culture and unique knowledge of the Secwépemc people that the Canadian genocide sought, but failed, to erase.
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A Secret History of Crows and Ice
The relationship between the Northwestern and American crow has been hotly debated since the first colonial naturalists arrived in Cascadia. Now modern genomic technology has shed new light on this avian enigma, revealing the hidden history of crows and the ice age that shaped them.
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The Nonplace of Cascadia
Welcome to the land and waters of the Northeast Pacific rim, where ocean, earth and sky meet.
Fiction and Other Daydreams
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The Ancestors’ Temple
Read more: The Ancestors’ TempleA small boy marches in procession, footfalls synchronized to the throbbing drums. His voice is lost among the others, their deep rhythmic chant fading into the night. Sunrise hits the sky like an igniting inferno, as vermilion dances with crimson, gold and turmeric. The song hastens, and so does their pace. Rounding the final bend…
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Moon Cheese
Before you ask, there are no cows on the moon. Or goats, or sheep or camels, nor has there ever been. The Luna-moo Dairy Corporation would never trust something as unreliable as a lactating mammal to feed our citizens…
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The Golden Pianist
First appeared in the October 2015 issue of Nature Physics.
Special Series – Demythified Human Origins
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Chapter One: We are the Apes
Read more: Chapter One: We are the ApesThe human animal is perhaps best differentiated from the other fauna by the effort we put into understanding ourselves. From this sustained and collaborative cultural effort, we have come to glimpse deep truths of our enigmatic animal selves.
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