This course prepares students to support Nisqually community partners during Tribal Canoe Journey 2026. Students will be supported to develop projects connected to sovereignty, government-to-government relations, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, food justice, history, and related topics to support individual or small-group projects rooted in experiential learning, research, and/or community-based service.
Project work will include field supervision with a Nisqually Tribal Canoe Journey partner. The variable credit option supports students to engage during the Tribal Canoe Journey landing and protocol or to extend their projects beyond the 31 July - 5 August event. Students will document work on an ePortfolio.
This opportunity is designed for self-motivated students with relevant preparation. Emphasis will be placed on linking theory to practice with humility and care.
Background check is required.
This course complements the first session course, Fish Wars as well as the second session course, Community, Culture, Connection. Students interested in Internships: Tribal Canoe Journeys are encouraged to enroll in the 4 credit course, Community, Culture, Connection, which will be taught as an intensive between 27 July and 7 August.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
4 - Internship: Community Studies
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Tribal Liaison
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Environmental Studies
Food Justice
Community Development and Services
Natural Resource Management
Graduate Studies