Grew up in the Alaskan Arctic and the Pacific Northwest in a huge multicultural family

Learned (still learning) traditional subsistence ways of living off the land and sea

Researched the effects of oil spills on arctic salt marsh, prime migratory bird habitat

Studied Indigenous and ancient cultures and ecosystems; lived and worked in many societies on Earth

Taught at universities

Published writer of fiction (long and short), nonfiction article, poetry