Woon Xin HuiOct 11, 20196 min readHappy Johnson"The 9th Ward is two-thirds African-American. Why am I the only one doing this – when we are the least prepared and hardest hit people in...
Woon Xin HuiOct 5, 20195 min readThe quick brown fox jumps over the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ DamWhen writing this I referred to the journal I kept throughout my time in YSEALI, and I’d written “Kerr Dam” in my notes because that was...
Woon Xin HuiOct 5, 20194 min readHow can people w conflicting views communicate effectively?: Building trust, face-to-face, over timeContinuing from my previous post about CotC, this post zooms in on how Sheenaand her team consult the Blackfoot, Blackfeet, and CSKT in...
Woon Xin HuiOct 5, 20196 min readCrown of the Continent, Backbone of the WorldThe Crown of the Continent ecosystem (CotC) is impressive. Within ten million acres, it manages to enfold and cradle the most intact...
Woon Xin HuiOct 3, 20195 min readWho do you come from?Mr. Lozer’s sharing was the closest to my heart the whole YSEALI programme, which is saying a lot given the volume and range of...
Woon Xin HuiOct 2, 20196 min read"as a shem": balance in the protection of native homelands“Our homeland is the place with the bones of our ancestors. It’s what we’re made of. The spirits have always been here – we know because...
Woon Xin HuiSep 29, 20195 min readBull Trout are Weak Fish “Yup, very fragile fish,” was the conclusion Travis and I came to. They are intolerant of warm water and pollution, and susceptible to...
Woon Xin HuiSep 29, 20195 min read"Peace Farm?" "No, PEAS Farm." "I'd say the first name works."The land on which the PEAS Farm sits is owned by the City of Missoula and Missoula County Public Schools. But someone whose name I didn’t...