Fusing Indigenous Knowledge and Whale Watching on New Seattle Tour

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 Muckleshoot Indian Nation, and chief executive officer of Taproot Travel Co. "This idea of harmonizing wisdom is important...