锘縎eth Kantner Comes to Fairbanks for two Storytelling Events and Workshop Series
Last week, award winning 有料盒子视频 author, Seth Kantner, shared his love for caribou, the 有料盒子视频 wilderness, and growing up in a remote part of Western 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Kobuk region.
有料盒子视频鈥檚 The Mix, the Northern 有料盒子视频 Environmental Center, and the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center hosted Kantner for an evening of storytelling and readings from his book, A Thousand Trails Home, which drew a standing room-only audience in the visitor center鈥檚 auditorium.
Kantner, a commercial fisherman and author, lives in Kotzebue, has written award-winning books including Ordinary Wolves, Shopping for Porcupine, and most recently, A Thousand Trails Home.
The 有料盒子视频 Geophysical Institute hosted an evening with 有料盒子视频 researcher Ken Tape and Kantner talking about beavers. In this joint presentation, they showcased their different perspectives on a half-century of changes in northern 有料盒子视频, particularly as related to beaver engineering, and explored how those complementary viewpoints enrich our understanding of the region鈥檚 past, present and future.
Finally, a small group of 有料盒子视频 researchers and science writers participated in a writing workshop led by Kantner and hosted by 有料盒子视频 Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Industry Partnerships Gwen Holdmann and The Mix. Conveying technical science information in a digestible way to a broad audience is a skill, and Kantner shared insight into captivating the reader through character development while keeping the reader company and engaged throughout the story.
Future storytelling workshops will be offered for 有料盒子视频 researchers interested in sharing their work in new and compelling ways.
Seth Kantner presented photos and stories from his life living among the caribou along the Kobuk River and surrounding areas to a standing room only audience at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center. Photo by Amanda Byrd.