3:30 - 4:30
Brook Thompson (Yurok, Karuk) will read her children's book I Love Salmon and Lampreys, and explain what inspired her to write about her tribes and allies advocating for tribal and environmental rights.
Brook M. Thompson is a part of the Yurok and Karuk Tribes. She is a neurodivergent and Two-Spirit author with dyslexia. She has degrees in civil engineering from Portland State University and environmental engineering from Stanford University, and she will soon have a PhD in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Connect: Brook Thompson – Website
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