E. Richard Atleo in Seattle & a 2005 Interview

February 28, 2023

Splabman

With the assistance of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, I had the good fortune to interview E. Richard Atleo in 2005. Umeek is hereditary chief of the Ahousaht, grandson of the Keesta, the last of the Ahousaht whalers. He’s a research affiliate at the University of Manitoba and author of Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview.

He will be speaking in Seattle, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Seattle University:

Healing and Reconciliation:
A Nuu-Chal-Nulth Perspective

Dr. E. Richard Atleo
Wednesday, March 1, at 4pm
Oberto Commons, SINE 200
Zoom access is available
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Today I present as part of the Cascadian Prophets podcast, my 2005 interview with E. Riichard Atleo. You can read the transcript in the book American Prophets.

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2 Comments

Reynold on March 1, 2023 at 6:34 am
BrAVO! tHANK YOU!
Ann G Walker on March 3, 2023 at 4:26 pm
Thank you so much for this interview. It was marvellous, and I learned a lot. What a humble and beautiful man!

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