You-View Restoration & Sustainability
Native Perspectives
How to define sustainable? Does it have the same meaning for all people, for all cultures? This is only one of the topics addressed by Native American tribal members in the video series, Voices of the Salmon People. Among the others also discussed: being present; redefining wealth; respect and honor; asking the right question.
Klamath River Dam Removal and Indigenous Restoration Ecology
For the Yurok and Karuk tribes of the Klamath Basin in northern California, indigenous language, culture, and people are integral to any holistic approach of river restoration efforts.
From Emergence Magazine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSSbH2jXq68
From the Yurok Tribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10TCBAOx5AA
Below, from Voice of America: Brook Thompson, Native American civil-engineer and the Klamath Dam Removal Journey
Enhancing Watershed Health Through Community
Watershed health is a foundational part of bioregional orientation, education, and attentive ecological communities. Among many of Cascadia's watershed restoration projects:
Stream Team: Olympia WA......................................................... Go to link: http://www.streamteam.info
Johnson Creek Watershed Council: Portland OR......................... Go to link: http://jcwc.org/
Vashon-Maury Land Trust: Vashon Island WA...............................Go to link: https://vashonlandtrust.org/
The Living Buildings Challenge
Zero-net energy and water use, food production, environmental education, and an ongoing exercise in sustainable living and culture; these are key elements to the pilot programs launched in Seattle WA with the aim of meeting the challenges of eco-friendly building construction and urban development in the 21st century.
The Bertschi School
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weDjh801RBw
Vertical Farming Urban Architecture
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPC_vViH9Z0
Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project
Restoring and defending forest ecosystems in central Oregon. A 30-minute interview with project co-founder Karen Coulter and Jim Lockhart, host of "Philosopher Seed".
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDZ2_ZnrVA
Nisqually Estuary Restoration
A 10-minute film on the removal of dikes from the Nisqually River on South Puget Sound in order to restore marshes and estuary channels to a more natural, wildlife-friendly state.
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNK-UQ0TZc0
Below, an updated tour of the restored Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.
Totem Pole Re-Dedication: Restoring Community
Eight months after being stolen, the totem pole in West Seattle's Rotary Viewpoint Park regains its rightful place, but only after inspiring a community to transform an unfortunate event into a positive experience for all.
Haida master carver Ralph Bennett tells the story of whale and the thunderbirds
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FStV4PgVOpw&feature=feedrec_grec_index
Amy Lee Derenthal, West Seattle Rotary Club President, explains the 4-Way Test
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpMDaX71qfY
A Sustainable Northwest Story
A 10-minute film about how a collaborative effort by rural residents, environmentalists, and public agencies overcame stereotypes and averse perspectives to reauthorize sustainable timber yields in Lake County OR.
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L67ZzOxTH5w
Preserving the Salish Language
Like bison or salmon, oral history and language are an integral part of Native American culture and heritage. Since fewer and fewer native-speaking elders survive to pass on the Salish tongue to younger tribal members, efforts are afoot to offer instruction through classes at schools and universities in northeastern Washington State. Featured in this short report, Spokane Falls Community College.
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfan4h1HAPE&feature=related
Elwha Dam Removal
An 11-minute feature story from KCTS9-TV on the removal of two Elwha River dams on the Olympic Peninsula with the goal of enhancing salmon runs and restoring riparian ecosystems.
Go to link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb2VZN3ljRU&feature=related
Companion Reading: Mountain In The Clouds The 1981 book by Bruce Brown that eventually brought down the dams. Chapter 4 available free at Astonisher, the author's always thought-provoking online magazine.
Go to link: http://www.astonisher.com/archives/mitc_ch7.html