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Writing about rivers, particularly the Mississippi River, from a place in Dakota homeland, in a National Park, and at the University of Minnesota
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Explainer for why we can't just "use the university endowment." Most of it comes with strings from the donors...

This needs to be very widely shared.

Minneapolis prides itself on the egalitarian character of its parklands. In this article from #OpenRivers Issue Six, however, Kirsten Delegard and Kevin Ehrman-Solberg expose how property deeds and restrictive covenants excluded people of color from homeownership around parkland. #UMNProud

Yes

Yep--total sellout. Not surprised, but really disappointed.

Made my contribution last week! Thank you for spotlighting this @drangelasutton.bsky.social

Essential, and too often overlooked, truth here. Thank you for your continued leadership @nhannahjones.bsky.social

This is happening, right now. The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct. Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope. 🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.

Winter view of Grand Mound on the Rainy River in northern Minnesota. It is the largest ancient earthwork in the Upper Midwest, and the site where Laurel pottery was first identified, a sacred site and cemetery constructed by the ancestors of present day Native American nations about 2,000 years ago.

In this peer-reviewed article from #OpenRivers Issue 21 (Spring 2022), Ayooluwateso Coker shares her journey to becoming an environmental scholar, outlining the immense hurdles Black scholars in STEM fields face and offering solidarity, advice, and hope to her peers. #BlackHistoryMonth #UMNProud

He has a contributors pitch and other details. Boyce, I'll let you take it from here.

This sounds like what you are trying to do with your new project @boyceupholt.bsky.social --get away from the slick glitzy stuff into more honesty. Do you and @shannonmattern.bsky.social know each other in this space?

Did you hear about this @archaeomather.bsky.social ?

Yep

Southlands should be a great addition to our awareness of ways people in the American South interact with the natural world. @boyceupholt.bsky.social is great to work with!

Indigenous leaders shaped this land long before the U.S. existed, yet Native voices remain underrepresented in government. Leaders like Deb Haaland & Sharice Davids are breaking barriers, but more must follow. Let’s uplift Indigenous voices for a fairer future.

Continued congratulations to @mississippifreepress.org and everyone working there. Y'all are rockin' it!

These are really great! Thank you for the spot of brightness @chasesolidago.bsky.social !

I have it on good authority, i.e. practitioners and academics, that this book by @fkearns.bsky.social is an essential read.

Conservation Pledge from a national competition in 1946 by Outdoor Life Magazine.

Well said, @archaeomather.bsky.social !

Thank you for keeping her memory alive. #BlackHistoryMonth has multiple dimensions, as you so thoughtfully remind us.

We know recent ICE encounters in urban areas have caused stress & concern. There have been no confirmed detentions, but counseling services available if needed. Carry your driver's license & reach out to local reps for support. www.kunm.org/local-news/2...

Congratulations, @boyceupholt.bsky.social ! More to follow.