Rural Life
2026 Radio Series – Episode 3: Leadership
“this is what I want our kids to have. This is why we do the things. That’s why Tlingit and Haida and and all these organizations, it’s like we’re a race against the clock. But at the same time, the solution is just to be indigenous.”
-Gloria Wolfe
Partnering with communities for reciprocal research
“There’s this history of research happening, disregarding those pieces, and I’m really excited about this as a mechanism to shine a light on that, and ask those questions: does this work really need to be done? Are you willing to invest in the relationships with the community to ensure that your work is meaningful to the people who live here, and if not, then maybe we need to think twice about it.” -Lauren Bell
Read MoreTracking community coastal change
“I’ve seen an artistry come out of Alaska, it has changed, the way in which we’ve articulated in which our resources are important to us and how we’ve done that through art, and other type of expression, that makes me really hopeful.” – Davin Holen
Read MoreStepping off the plane to roaring Northern fur seals
“It’s sometimes hard to see a trend because we’re living in the moment of all the ups and downs. But the sea ice is something that is really dramatic.”
Read MoreTyonek Grown: Sharing harvest and heritage
“I don’t think climate change is something we should just wait off until disaster. I just think we need to be more prepped and figure out how far ahead can we get our stock up?”
Read MoreKeeping an eye on the land
“Done a little bit of everything you can imagine, from recycling pop cans to fuel spill response and contaminated site cleanups and brownfields, the whole gamut of things we can run in to in the villages.”
Read MoreCaring for Elders as a 14-year-old nurse
“When I went to work at the hospital, they were amazed what I can do. Elders always were glad for me to take care of them because I took care of an elder so I knew.”
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