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SEATTLE-Walking through Waterfront Park in downtown Seattle, along the shoreline of Elliot Bay in the Puget Sound, Pier 69 has long been home to the iconic whale watching tours aboard the FRS Clipper. This summer included an extra special tour grounded in Indigenous knowledge and storytelling. "Some people are really excited about seeing a whale and are also gaining a perspective from our point of view and the naturalist point of view," said Valerie Segrest, citizen of the...
First year medical student, Mateo Perez, attributes must of his success to programs built for Native youth to connect with Indigenous health practitioner mentors PORTLAND, Ore.-For 23-year-old Mateo Perez, Picuris Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo and Cochiti Pueblo, school has always been a main focus of his life. That love for learning came from his family, particularly his paternal grandma, Ellen Perez, who was an educator in Santa Fe, New Mexico for decades, while also raising a...
