Matt Mikkelsen

After the death of a community member from eating traditional Unangax food, one woman begins researching toxic algal blooms that are impacting local food supplies.

Colleen Cooley, a Diné (Navajo) river guide on the San Juan River, works to share native perspectives on issues of water-resource management. Her knowledge represents centuries of often overlooked indigenous experiences, histories and perspectives.

After the death of a community member from eating traditional Unangax food, one woman begins researching toxic algal blooms that are impacting local food supplies.

Colleen Cooley, a Diné (Navajo) river guide on the San Juan River, works to share native perspectives on issues of water-resource management. Her knowledge represents centuries of often overlooked indigenous experiences, histories and perspectives.