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Your Chinook Wawa Word of the Day: Kiuatan

February 14, 2020 cascadiabrandon Chinook Wawa

KIUATAN [KIU’-a-tan] or [KHI-YU-tun] — noun. Meaning: Horse Origin: Generally believed to be from Chinook i-kiuatan < ikee’utan ‘horse’, though some sources claim it is of Mamachatpam (Yakima) origin. There are several words for horses used in Chinook Wawa, though kiuatan seems to have been used more in southern regions…...

Visiting Where Bioregions were Born: The Planet Drum Foundation in San Francisco

February 6, 2020 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism

We’ve been very excited to be visiting with Judy Goldhaft at the Planet Drum foundation in San Francisco. Planet Drum Foundation was founded in San Francisco, CA in 1973, and with an association of community activists and ecologists worked to develop the concept of a bioregion, from which the Cascadia movement…...

Cascadia represents bioregionalism at California Unity Conference

February 5, 2020 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism, Department News

Cascadia Department of Bioregion represented Cascadia and bioregionalism at the California Unity Conference in Sacramento, California on February 3rd....

7th Cascadia Poetry Festival will be May 1-3 2020 on San Juan Island

December 27, 2019 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism, Eco Poetics, Events

For the 7th iteration of the Cascadia Poetry Festival, SPLAB moves its bioregional cultural investigation to The Multiverse on San Juan Island. A gallery and island cultural center run by Jennifer, Ian and Gavia Boyden will provide a more intimate setting for festival attendees to go deeper into the intersection…...

How to Vote Cascadia

December 20, 2019 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism

How do you vote Cascadian? A step by step guide to how to vote in our electoral system in a bioregional way....

Washington State Working to Become the Largest Electrified Ferry Fleet in the World

December 13, 2019 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism, News

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is preparing the way to become the world’s largest electrified and hybrid ferry fleet....

It’s time for a Cascadia Political Movement.

December 11, 2019 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism, Calls to Action, News

This essay lays out the case and framework for a Cascadia Political Movement. Will you join us?...

Introducing the Department of Bioregion: By Trevor Owen

December 6, 2019 cascadiabrandon Bioregionalism, Department News

Senior Dean of Diplomacy provides a basic introduction and overview of the Department of Bioregion, Diplomats and our organizing structure. Reach out to trevor@deptofbioregion.org if you’d like to become more involved!...

Cascadia Must Send a Delegation the U.N. Climate Summit

December 1, 2019 cascadiabrandon Calls to Action, Essays

Cascadia, a bioregion with 16 million people and the world’s 9th largest economy must represent itself by leading a delegation to next week’s annual international climate summit known as COP25 in Madrid, Spain. ...

Using A Social Justice Lens to Examine Our Work in the Department of Bioregion

November 30, 2019 cascadiabrandon Changelab, Diplomat Resources, Education

The purpose of this lens is to provide a framework to guide what we do as Diplomats within the Department of Bioregion. Whether the work is posting a blog, creating a project, or leading a round table discussion, it is vital that we are examining that work with a social…...