Ceremony at Yukon River seeks salmon’s return

Water healing ceremony on bank of Yukon River, early morning Aug. 7 (Lawrie Crawford/Yukon News)

It was at about 5:20 on Aug. 7 when 24 slightly groggy people assembled on the banks of the Yukon River to participate in a water healing ceremony. Sunrise is an especially powerful time for ceremony. The invitation had been passed only by word of mouth, in keeping with the old ways.

The Beast of Our Time

Preview image for "Beast of Our Time" movie.

The 28-minute documentary is an unflinching inquiry into the relationship between climate change and grizzly bears. The film is narrated by one of America’s most beloved actors and storytellers…

Round River’s work in Canada

Image of Round River staff, students and a local Taku River Tlingit member.

Round River’s work in northwestern Canada is picking up again this summer, as more communities become vaccinated and activities resume. We have been working on cultural landscape mapping and connectivity modeling for Northern Woodland Caribou…