Protecting an Intimacy Between Karuk and River

International guest Kari Marie Norgaard, Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon, joins Dr Christine Winter to discuss her new book Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social Action (2019). Kari's work focuses on the social organisation of denial (especially regarding climate change), and environmental justice and climate work with the Karuk Tribe on the Klamath River. This book is the culmination of years spent collaborating with the Karuk tribe whose view of themselves as "fix the world people", has been threatened by the downstream environmental, health, cultural, spiritual and political impacts of the dams connected to the Klamath River. Dr Norgaard and the Karuk people seek to bring healing and visibility to the intimacy of the ways people's lives are connected to the river. There's no doubt that there is an ongoing lived reality of racism and colonialism manifesting in natural resource policy in explicit and visceral ways. Dr Norgaard and the Karuk tribe encourage listeners to help join their efforts in returning responsibility back to the Indigenous people as a warming world threatens this important river. Learn more about the Karuk Climate Adaptation Plan. This podcast is part of The Re-(E)mergence of Nature in Culture multimedia series.Timestamps 00:11 Introduction - Christine Winter 01:55 Karuk's Intimate Connection to the Klamath River 07:45 Moulding a Project from Outrage 12:05 Forging Collaborative Relationships and Navigating Ethical Terrain 19:30 Celebrating Vibrant Living Cultures and Avoiding Anthropology 24:00 Pervasive Colonialism 32:10 Intersection of Emotions and Power 36:55 Karuk Public Outreach Campaign 40:40 Encouraging Sociology to Mobilise Change 44:10 Navigating Discipline Hostility Speakers Professor Kari Marie Norgaard, University of Oregon Dr Christine Winter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sydney Environment Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.