A Salmon Story: Protecting the Future Nakota Apple Starkington turned her back

Apple Starkington turned her back on her Native American heritage the moment she was called a racial slur for someone of white and Indian descent

This is Where refuses to duck the contradictions of time

pick berries

and abstraction

giving the girl the confidence she needs to become a changemaker in the future

A Salmon Story: Protecting the Future Nakota Apple Starkington turned her backA lyrical informational picture book about how open net pen fish farms impact wild salmon and their ecosystems. Salmon are central to their ecosystem and the lives of many Indigenous Nations, but the rapid rise of open net pen fish farming has threatened these longstanding connections. Salmon have followed the same migration routes for thousands of years, but the fish farming industry has had a deadly impact on their annual journey. Open net pen farms