Join us for this special re-sharing of Return to Us: Restoring Alaska’s Eklutna River, followed by a recorded discussion with The Conservation Fund’s Brad Meiklejohn as he shares his connection with this effort.
This powerful documentary film describes the effort to restore the Eklutna River. Produced by Ryan Peterson, award-winning filmmaker of Super Salmon, this 8-minute film reveals the intertwined histories of the Eklutna Dena’ina Native people and Pacific salmon. The beauty and tragedy of the Eklutna River, the dreams of the Eklutna people, and the tenacity of salmon are revealed in this film. These are also reflected in a recorded conversation with Meiklejohn, who talks about his involvement in this effort.
This is a pre-recorded broadcast, so there will not be a live question-and-answer session.
Brad Meiklejohn has been with The Conservation Fund in Alaska since 1994. The Conservation Fund is a national land trust non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia. Brad has served on the Board of Directors of the Murie Center and the Alaska Avalanche School, is past president of the Patagonia Land Trust and the American Packrafting Association, and is the recipient of the Olaus Murie Conservation Award from the Alaska Conservation Foundation. Additionally, Brad managed the five-year dam removal project on the Eklutna River in Southcentral Alaska from conception to its final deconstruction.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
We welcome any Department of the Interior staff and partners, and anyone else who may be involved with tribes or who wish to learn more about working with tribes.
CONTACT
For Closed Captioning or technical questions: Jennifer Hill 240.772.0393 or jennifer_hill@fws.gov
Live captions will be included in the broadcast.
We will record this broadcast and upload it to the NCTC Broadcast Gallery 2 weeks after the event for a 6-month time period. Access the NCTC Broadcast Gallery’s Indigenous Speaker Series.