Conference a success!

The conference was a success. I was very impressed by the experiences of the panelists. Mark Stenge in particular spoke eloquently about the plight of the Marshall islands and all those who live on atolls. Global warming and climate change is affecting us all so far, however for the Inuit and those living closer to the land, the impact is felt much more greatly. Carl Sander from the Burke Museum did a wonderful job organizing, Dr. Stevan Harrell from Anthropology moderated very well, and Terry Williams from the Tulalip Nation brought everything full circle with his powerful teachings concerning the importance of respect for our watershed and realizing that we are all still connected to the Earth- no matter how little some of us may still be aware of it. Qingxia Yang from Tibet spoke of the changes in her native region since her childhood, and they have been dramatic indeed. I am putting my Keynote slide presentation in the downloads section for archival, please feel free to take a look.