Listen "From Crisis to Conservation: The Inspiring Journey of Dune Lankard"
Episode Synopsis
In our latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David heads to Alaska to interview Dune Lankard, a member of the Eagle Clan of the Eyak tribal nation based in Cordova Alaska, on Prince Williams Sound. Dune talks about his life as a commercial fisherman and his response to the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill, the largest U.S. environmental disaster till that time.
He talks about his founding of the Native Conservancy and its work with 32 tribes across Alaska, including protecting over a million acres of land. They also talk about his kelp farming to restore the ocean, traditional food sources and provide indigenous people and fishermen a chance to be part of a new regenerative food industry in a time of climate disruption. Check out Dune’s spiritual, practical and innovative ideas on the new Rising Tide Ocean podcast.
** Links & Resources **
Native Conservancy: https://www.nativeconservancy.org/
Habitat restoration, indigenous food sovereignty, & cultural revitalization in Alaska
Blue Frontier: www.bluefront.org
Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild.
Inland Ocean Coalition: www.inlandoceancoalition.org
Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection
Fluid Studios: www.fluidstudios.org
Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.
He talks about his founding of the Native Conservancy and its work with 32 tribes across Alaska, including protecting over a million acres of land. They also talk about his kelp farming to restore the ocean, traditional food sources and provide indigenous people and fishermen a chance to be part of a new regenerative food industry in a time of climate disruption. Check out Dune’s spiritual, practical and innovative ideas on the new Rising Tide Ocean podcast.
** Links & Resources **
Native Conservancy: https://www.nativeconservancy.org/
Habitat restoration, indigenous food sovereignty, & cultural revitalization in Alaska
Blue Frontier: www.bluefront.org
Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild.
Inland Ocean Coalition: www.inlandoceancoalition.org
Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection
Fluid Studios: www.fluidstudios.org
Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.
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