I wrote this note to my colleagues at UAF from a small village in Mexico. I thought anyone who still checks out this site might like to read it as well… Greetings and salutations from Tucson! I hope that my letter finds you in good health and not too frozen. I myself have adjusted to the milder weather and now can understand what motivates the snowbirds to travel so far each year. Arizona has been a kind and friendly destination so far, and my hosts here at the Sonoran Institute are as hospitable as one could hope.

I think that I could not have chosen a more enlightening, yet grounding internship experience.  

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This month’s gallery/photo blog leaves me with two thoughts in particular: 1) Despite the myopia of the US media, by no means do Americans have the corner on conflict and terror, and 2) if we put as much effort into our freedoms as these souls do, this country of ours would look quite different. - the editor.

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All photos and captions are copyright 2007 John Santerre. Click ‘more’ for the photo captions.

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This month’s slideshow: Classic Alaska

OK, I’ve finally decided that its time to start sharing the site with others. We’re by no means running at 100% yet, there are still glitches with the layout and such, but the content is here. Contributing writers are being added every day so check back often for new contributions! And for those of you with nothing better to do than read my rants and musings, i have also added archives of my old blogs Reboot Activism, Reboot IT, and The Living Maya.

“Coming out of the Foodshed: Change and Innovation in Rural Alaskan Food Systems. For Full Text Click Here

This thesis is a combined volume containing three individual research papers, each written for submission to a different peer-reviewed journal. Each to some extent investigates community resiliency and vulnerability as they manifest in the past and present of Alaska Native foodways.

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