Replicable & Scalable Ideas

Creating new narratives for how to live well in Salmon Nation

Determined People, Inspired Stories

What Works, Indigenous

January 22, 2026

Colonization harmed Indigenous trade, commerce, and wealth. Jacqueline Jennings’ Fireweed Institute is reversing those impacts.

From Magic Canoe, Coastal Communities/Marine

January 15, 2026

Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia’s largest city, has been attempting to recover its many paved-over waterways. But can what’s been lost ever come back?

Indigenous

January 14, 2026

An overused phrase goes under the microscope.

Collective Learning

January 5, 2026

Here are five resources our Magic Canoe staff found in 2025 that oriented us to the moment, and to a promising future.

Indigenous, Salmon

January 2, 2026

An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.

The Great Bear: Photography from British Columbia’s Central Coast

Words & Photography by:
Owen Perry

Renegade economist Kate Raworth’s bestselling 2017 book, Doughnut Economics, ignited a global movement. A groundbreaking report last month from the California Doughnut Economics Coalition places the state as a U.S. leader for addressing social and ecological priorities.

By Nicholas Triolo

How Moment Energy harvests and puts to work batteries from worn-out electric cars.

A Peabody-nominated podcast from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University tells the story of the world’s dominant economic system—how it emerged and evolved over the centuries—and explores how it might be transformed.

Upcoming Events

Change comes through connection. On the ground. In person. Together. Take a look at our list of local events and join us to celebrate and co-create lasting solutions within Salmon Nation.

Events

January 29, 2026

Join us for a conversation that will address using our purchasing power and investment dollars to nourish a bioregional economy.

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