Researching salmon as a student of two worlds

Episode 7 May 14, 2020 00:08:40
Researching salmon as a student of two worlds
Alaska Voices
Researching salmon as a student of two worlds

May 14 2020 | 00:08:40

/

Show Notes

Friends and colleagues Brooke Wright (36) and Krista Heeringa (32) reminisce about meeting at a tribal management symposium and working together on a food security project out of Ruby, Alaska.

Krista asks Brooke about learning traditional and Western education alongside her kids and her work with salmon for Tanana Chiefs Conference, the Yukon River Panel, Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Alaska Salmon Fellows.

This interview was recorded in collaboration with StoryCorps. Recorded by Jessie Robertson on June 18, 2018 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Edited by Kelsey Skonberg.

Music: "Arctic Evening" by Marcel du Preez

Other Episodes

Episode 34

August 17, 2020 00:05:06
Episode Cover

Another day at work

Content warning: This episode contains mature themes, including mention of sexual assault. Lily Cohen (48) and Bob Bolton (28) talk about the range of...

Listen

Episode 56

April 26, 2021 00:08:52
Episode Cover

What faces tomorrow’s climate scientists

Colleagues Shawn Carter (46) and Emily Fort (43) talk about the future of climate change research for the next generation of scientists as well...

Listen

Episode 29

July 30, 2020 00:07:43
Episode Cover

Two career paths from El Yunque to Alaska

Holly Prendeville (40) talks with friend and colleague, Ryan Toohey (40), about meeting in Puerto Rico at a research station now recovering from Hurricane...

Listen