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Antone Minthorn and others paddling a canoe with forested beach in background.

Antone Minthorn: A portrait of Native resilience and leadership

Editor’s note: Antone Minthorn has served on the Ecotrust Board of Directors since 2002. For most of his life, Antone Minthorn has served his people and his community. Raised on the Umatilla Indian Reservation by a Cayuse grandfather and a …

Shaunna McCovey
April 30, 2013 01 October 2014

High snowy mountain range with clouds in background.

The Healing Journey: science and culture along the icy Yukon

This post originally appeared on National Geographic Explorer’s Journal. By Jon Waterhouse We’re back on the Yukon River – this time in St. Mary’s, Alaska where the Healing Journey was born! My wife, Mary and I arrived here late yesterday …

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April 1, 2013 01 October 2014

Inside the clam gardens, a source of coastal sustenance

In this story, Kwakwaka’wakw Clan Chief Adam Dick, known by his traditional name Kwaxsistalla, travels back to the clam gardens off

Oakley Brooks
March 26, 2013 01 October 2014

Wooded coastline with fog

Facing crushing development, First Nations withdrawing permission

By Ian Gill One week before Christmas, 2012, the B.C. government announced a permanent ban on oil and gas development in the Sacred Headwaters. “As part of a tripartite agreement, Shell Canada is immediately withdrawing plans to explore for natural …

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March 20, 2013 01 October 2014

Jon Waterhouse paddling a canoe.

From Alaska with love: Aid helps African clinic recover from fire

Editor’s Note: Jon Waterhouse is 2012 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award honoree and a National Geographic Explorer. Through his international Healing Journey, he has connected with people around the world, including the people of South Sudan featured in this post, which …

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January 25, 2013 01 October 2014

Past Indigenous Leadership Awards honorees

A rich sense of honor: Learning from tribal leaders

In this world of broken economies, broken climates, and broken institutions, it’s an opportune time to ask: what if native people were in charge? On Haida Gwaii (the Islands of the People) off northern British Columbia, an area one-third the …

Spencer B. Beebe
December 6, 2012 21 January 2016

Jon Waterhouse giving a talk behind a podium.

Jon Waterhouse: On power and leadership

Indigenous leader Jon Waterhouse shares some thoughts on the interaction of power and leadership.

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November 2, 2012 01 October 2014

2012 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award honorees

Ecotrust announces five Indigenous Leadership Award winners

By Emma Deans Ecotrust is proud to announce the winners of the 11th annual Indigenous Leadership Award, an honor bestowed on exceptional Native leaders who are working throughout the region to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of their homelands …

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October 9, 2012 01 October 2014

Billy Frank, Jr. hauling salmon into a crate from a river boat

Billy Frank, Jr.:
River revolutionary

Ecotrust mourns the loss of Billy Frank, Jr., who passed away this morning. He has been our founding inspiration, and we honor his legacy and commitment to his homeland and people. —Editor, May 5, 2014 In Indian Country, Billy Frank, …

Oakley Brooks
August 30, 2012 01 October 2014

Teepees against a brilliant blue sky

Ecotrust’s Indigenous Leadership Award: And the nominees are…

Portland, Ore., — July 24, 2012 — Five forward-looking tribal leaders from the Pacific Northwest were announced today as finalists for the prestigious Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award. The nominees (pictured left to right above): Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish, La Conner, WA …

Oakley Brooks
July 25, 2012 01 October 2014