<div>Greetings Friends,</div><div><br></div><div>For those of you in the Portland area, I highly recommend joining the Natural Way: Indigenous Voices Speaker Series on April 9th as they host Larry Merculieff (Aleut).  See details below.</div>


<div><br></div><div>For those of you residing elsewhere, please consider spending some time online with the words and wisdom of Mr. Merculieff, who was a participant in the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project.</div>


<div><br></div><div>Interview transcript:</div><div><div><a href="http://www.nativeperspectives.net/Transcripts/Larry_Merculieff_interview.pdf" target="_blank">www.nativeperspectives.net/Transcripts/Larry_Merculieff_interview.pdf</a></div>


</div><div><br></div><div>Videos:</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NativePerspectives#p/u/11/GHhgZLR815M" target="_blank">Asking the Right Questions</a></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NativePerspectives#p/u/16/4h6uxDQWb3U" target="_blank">Use of the Term "Sustainability"</a></div>

<div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NativePerspectives#p/a/u/1/NUI6tUCtY28" target="_blank">Being Present</a></div><div><br></div><div>My warmest regards,</div><div>David</div><div>------------------------------</div>
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Larry Merculieff will speak on indigenous elder<span style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> wisdom and modern day personal to global challenges. Merculieff is an indigenous messenger and teacher.  Indigenous wisdomkeepers throughout the western hemisphere and other parts of the world have shared their wisdom, knowledge and prophecies with him, asking him to share their words with others. Issues related to cultural and community wellness, traditional ways of living, elder wisdom, and the environment are close to his heart. He recently chaired the indigenous knowledge sessions at the Global Summit of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change attended by indigenous representatives from 80 nations.</span></p>


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