Episode XII, Shelly Vendiola
Filmmaker, Jourmalist, Robert Lundahl Interviews Michele (Shelly) Vendiola (Swinomish), about her work on the Protect Mother Earth Subcommittee, Swinomish Tribe. Shelly relays her professional history as a trained Peacemaker and Facilitator, and how explains these skill sets impact and benefit her work today. She connects her perspective, and that of her tribe and allies, such as the Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the NW Indian Fisheries Commiission, the communities they serve together. in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change. Shelly explains relationship building and how that is motivated by traditional values. Copyright ©Agence RLA, LLC, Robert Lundahl