Outer Voices
@outervoices.bsky.social
A collective amplifying first-person stories of place and culture to educate, support, or inspire others to action.
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This week we offer a reminder that Indigenous people occupied the shorelines of Massachusetts long before the Pilgrims. Samples from cairns built by Native Americans over 2000 years ago on Outer Cape beaches hold even more secrets yet to be uncovered.
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The Carns Site - Cape Cod National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This week we offer a reminder that Indigenous people occupied the shorelines of Massachusetts long before the Pilgrims. Samples from cairns built by Native Americans over 2000 years ago on Outer Cape beaches hold even more secrets yet to be uncovered.
www.nps.gov/caco/learn/h...
#indigenouspeople
www.nps.gov/caco/learn/h...
#indigenouspeople
A quote from @gabriellequerrard.bsky.social's advice on respecting and supporting places with culture and beauty you enjoy. (Facebook 9/29/25)
Your legacy here shouldn't be that you got to live in paradise. It should be that you helped ensure paradise remained for the people who make it what it is.
Your legacy here shouldn't be that you got to live in paradise. It should be that you helped ensure paradise remained for the people who make it what it is.
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A quote from @gabriellequerrard.bsky.social's advice on respecting and supporting places with culture and beauty you enjoy. (Facebook 9/29/25)
Your legacy here shouldn't be that you got to live in paradise. It should be that you helped ensure paradise remained for the people who make it what it is.
Your legacy here shouldn't be that you got to live in paradise. It should be that you helped ensure paradise remained for the people who make it what it is.
For Global Media and Information Literacy Week, we spotlight the release of Reporters Sans Frontières' #WorldPressFreedomIndex 2025. In the US, "The country’s 28-place drop in the social indicator reveals that the press operates in an increasingly hostile environment."
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October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For Global Media and Information Literacy Week, we spotlight the release of Reporters Sans Frontières' #WorldPressFreedomIndex 2025. In the US, "The country’s 28-place drop in the social indicator reveals that the press operates in an increasingly hostile environment."
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
rsf.org/en/rsf-world...
As we work to expand our "Here, Grand Canyon" pilot to a full tour thanks to the Grand Canyon Conservancy, listen to James Uqualla of the Havasupai tribe:
"This is a destination that will change you... You are called to the rim."
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#GrandCanyon #havasupai #outervoices
"This is a destination that will change you... You are called to the rim."
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#GrandCanyon #havasupai #outervoices
Here, Grand Canyon | Outer Voices
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September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As we work to expand our "Here, Grand Canyon" pilot to a full tour thanks to the Grand Canyon Conservancy, listen to James Uqualla of the Havasupai tribe:
"This is a destination that will change you... You are called to the rim."
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#GrandCanyon #havasupai #outervoices
"This is a destination that will change you... You are called to the rim."
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#GrandCanyon #havasupai #outervoices
"We #Hopi have survived... because we know when we harm the land and animals, we harm ourselves.” #ClarkTenakhongva, former vice chair of the Hopi tribe wrote this piece and is a musician working with us for our audio tour, "Here, #GrandCanyon."
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When we harm wolves, we harm ourselves - High Country News
Anger over these wild creatures shows a lack of perspective.
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August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"We #Hopi have survived... because we know when we harm the land and animals, we harm ourselves.” #ClarkTenakhongva, former vice chair of the Hopi tribe wrote this piece and is a musician working with us for our audio tour, "Here, #GrandCanyon."
@highcountrynews.org
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Desert View is a meeting place for the Grand Canyon NPS Intertribal Working Group and a venue for all 11 tribes to share their culture. The murals painted by Ed Kabotie in the watchtower in the 1930’s, are described by Ed Kabotie in our pilot for Here, Grand Canyon.
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Here, Grand Canyon | Outer Voices
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August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Desert View is a meeting place for the Grand Canyon NPS Intertribal Working Group and a venue for all 11 tribes to share their culture. The murals painted by Ed Kabotie in the watchtower in the 1930’s, are described by Ed Kabotie in our pilot for Here, Grand Canyon.
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My book, Nothing More of This Land, is out today! It’s an exploration of Indigenous identity from my Wampanoag homelands on Martha’s Vineyard to Indigenous land around the world. Get yours at your favorite bookstore or via the link in my bio!! 🌊🐋
July 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My book, Nothing More of This Land, is out today! It’s an exploration of Indigenous identity from my Wampanoag homelands on Martha’s Vineyard to Indigenous land around the world. Get yours at your favorite bookstore or via the link in my bio!! 🌊🐋
Grand Canyon Lodge was a masterwork, finished in 1928, and the preserved plateau forest kept a unique habitat.
To help those affected, please donate to the Grand Canyon Unified School District or Grand Canyon Conservancy's Disaster Relief Fund. Thank you.
Photo: #GrandCanyon #NationalParkService
To help those affected, please donate to the Grand Canyon Unified School District or Grand Canyon Conservancy's Disaster Relief Fund. Thank you.
Photo: #GrandCanyon #NationalParkService
July 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Grand Canyon Lodge was a masterwork, finished in 1928, and the preserved plateau forest kept a unique habitat.
To help those affected, please donate to the Grand Canyon Unified School District or Grand Canyon Conservancy's Disaster Relief Fund. Thank you.
Photo: #GrandCanyon #NationalParkService
To help those affected, please donate to the Grand Canyon Unified School District or Grand Canyon Conservancy's Disaster Relief Fund. Thank you.
Photo: #GrandCanyon #NationalParkService
On July 4 at Grand Canyon National Park, Ed Kabotie presented the AlterNative history of the United States. Gratitude for the history lessons. A link to a version is below:
@grandcanyontrust.bsky.social #GrandCanyonNationalPark #GrandCanyonConservancy #EdKabotie
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@grandcanyontrust.bsky.social #GrandCanyonNationalPark #GrandCanyonConservancy #EdKabotie
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Ed Kabotie: An "Alter-Native" History
YouTube video by Ed Kabotie
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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On July 4 at Grand Canyon National Park, Ed Kabotie presented the AlterNative history of the United States. Gratitude for the history lessons. A link to a version is below:
@grandcanyontrust.bsky.social #GrandCanyonNationalPark #GrandCanyonConservancy #EdKabotie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrVt...
@grandcanyontrust.bsky.social #GrandCanyonNationalPark #GrandCanyonConservancy #EdKabotie
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On #Juneteenth, we want to spotlight this interview about the third installment of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement, now on #HBO. Martha's Vineyard's Dawn Porter is executive producer, stepping into the shoes left by original producer Henry Hampton:
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The Heart of the Matter
Telling difficult stories well takes care, courage, and empathy. Filmmaker and Island part-time resident Dawn Porter uses all of the above to make magic on the big and small screen.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On #Juneteenth, we want to spotlight this interview about the third installment of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement, now on #HBO. Martha's Vineyard's Dawn Porter is executive producer, stepping into the shoes left by original producer Henry Hampton:
mvmagazine.com/news/2025/04...
mvmagazine.com/news/2025/04...
Public radio is the only local source of news for many rural Americans, a primary emergency alert system for millions, and helps us keep in touch with disparate corners of the US.
Follow the link to learn more and ways to act to save OUR radio:
#NPR #PRX
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Follow the link to learn more and ways to act to save OUR radio:
#NPR #PRX
goacpr.org?utm_source=n...
American Coalition for Public Radio
American Coalition for Public Radio - Tell your lawmaker, save your public radio station
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June 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Public radio is the only local source of news for many rural Americans, a primary emergency alert system for millions, and helps us keep in touch with disparate corners of the US.
Follow the link to learn more and ways to act to save OUR radio:
#NPR #PRX
goacpr.org?utm_source=n...
Follow the link to learn more and ways to act to save OUR radio:
#NPR #PRX
goacpr.org?utm_source=n...
To celebrate National Ocean Month, I recall a conversation with Kaleo Wong, navigator for the Hokule'a. The Hawaiian sailing canoe travels the Pacific to teach young Hawaiians how to sail and navigate using traditional methods, and inspires broad respect and restoration of ancestral ocean knowledge.
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
To celebrate National Ocean Month, I recall a conversation with Kaleo Wong, navigator for the Hokule'a. The Hawaiian sailing canoe travels the Pacific to teach young Hawaiians how to sail and navigate using traditional methods, and inspires broad respect and restoration of ancestral ocean knowledge.
For AAPI Heritage Month, we talk with SV Kwai boat owner Brad Ives and Captain Evy about what it's like to be constantly sailing between the Line Islands and Hawai'i. And about how it feels to be part of the lives of the island people and environment.
#AAPI #radionational #earshotpodcast #Hawai'i
#AAPI #radionational #earshotpodcast #Hawai'i
May 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For AAPI Heritage Month, we talk with SV Kwai boat owner Brad Ives and Captain Evy about what it's like to be constantly sailing between the Line Islands and Hawai'i. And about how it feels to be part of the lives of the island people and environment.
#AAPI #radionational #earshotpodcast #Hawai'i
#AAPI #radionational #earshotpodcast #Hawai'i
For #AAPI Heritage Month, we're sailing the #LineIslands in #Kiribati. The #SVKwai is both a cargo ship and a rare taxi for the islanders.
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@cathyfitzg.bsky.social #ABCNationalRadio #ClaudiaTaranto #Hokule'a #JohnBiewen #BradIves #TerryCausey #earshot
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@cathyfitzg.bsky.social #ABCNationalRadio #ClaudiaTaranto #Hokule'a #JohnBiewen #BradIves #TerryCausey #earshot
May 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For #AAPI Heritage Month, we're sailing the #LineIslands in #Kiribati. The #SVKwai is both a cargo ship and a rare taxi for the islanders.
Visit outervoices.org/blue-water-c... for more.
@cathyfitzg.bsky.social #ABCNationalRadio #ClaudiaTaranto #Hokule'a #JohnBiewen #BradIves #TerryCausey #earshot
Visit outervoices.org/blue-water-c... for more.
@cathyfitzg.bsky.social #ABCNationalRadio #ClaudiaTaranto #Hokule'a #JohnBiewen #BradIves #TerryCausey #earshot
For #PoetryMonth, we share LiveHopeLove and poet Kwame Dawes' reflections on difficult truths and moments of dazzling humanity in his journey with the dying and those nursing them in #Jamaica.
For the full story, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
#HIV #AIDS @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @prx.org
For the full story, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
#HIV #AIDS @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @prx.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For #PoetryMonth, we share LiveHopeLove and poet Kwame Dawes' reflections on difficult truths and moments of dazzling humanity in his journey with the dying and those nursing them in #Jamaica.
For the full story, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
#HIV #AIDS @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @prx.org
For the full story, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
#HIV #AIDS @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @prx.org
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🏕️ Hello campers! Happy National Park Week and welcome back to Camp NPCA 🎉 This week, we're coming together to celebrate what makes our parks worth protecting.
✅ On the itinerary: our first-ever virtual obstacle course! Head to npca.org/campnpca to get the details.
✅ On the itinerary: our first-ever virtual obstacle course! Head to npca.org/campnpca to get the details.
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏕️ Hello campers! Happy National Park Week and welcome back to Camp NPCA 🎉 This week, we're coming together to celebrate what makes our parks worth protecting.
✅ On the itinerary: our first-ever virtual obstacle course! Head to npca.org/campnpca to get the details.
✅ On the itinerary: our first-ever virtual obstacle course! Head to npca.org/campnpca to get the details.
For #PoetryMonth, we revisit our award-winning LiveHopeLove, poet Kwame Dawes' exploration of #Jamaica's onslaught of #HIV/AIDS, its universal truths and impact on women in particular. A collaboration with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social and @prx.org
For more, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
For more, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
April 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For #PoetryMonth, we revisit our award-winning LiveHopeLove, poet Kwame Dawes' exploration of #Jamaica's onslaught of #HIV/AIDS, its universal truths and impact on women in particular. A collaboration with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social and @prx.org
For more, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
For more, visit outervoices.org/livehopelove/
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“We are the living descendants of the ancestors that left their footprints and writings across Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument."
-Autumn Gillard, Cultural Resources Manager, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah suindependent.com/preserving-a...
-Autumn Gillard, Cultural Resources Manager, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah suindependent.com/preserving-a...
Preserving Aboriginal Lands And Advocating For National Monument Protections - The Independent | Southern Utah's #1 Source for Arts, Events & Entertainment
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition Forms to Protect and Preserve Aboriginal Lands and Advocate for Monument.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“We are the living descendants of the ancestors that left their footprints and writings across Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument."
-Autumn Gillard, Cultural Resources Manager, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah suindependent.com/preserving-a...
-Autumn Gillard, Cultural Resources Manager, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah suindependent.com/preserving-a...
Need a fun story? From our audio tour "Here, St. John," Faye Fredricks shares what happened when spider Anansi cajoled Tiger into a picnic at Trunk Bay. Visit the Trunk Bay Overlook stop at outervoices.org/here-st-john/ for more.
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@sarawashgogg.bsky.social @usvi.bsky.social @nehgov.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Need a fun story? From our audio tour "Here, St. John," Faye Fredricks shares what happened when spider Anansi cajoled Tiger into a picnic at Trunk Bay. Visit the Trunk Bay Overlook stop at outervoices.org/here-st-john/ for more.
@sarawashgogg.bsky.social @usvi.bsky.social @nehgov.bsky.social
@sarawashgogg.bsky.social @usvi.bsky.social @nehgov.bsky.social
From our audio tour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of VI National Park, Paul Thomas explains how creating moorings was a huge win for St. John's coral reefs, but came at a great cost to ordinary St. Johnians. For more, visit outervoices.org/here-st-john/
@usvi.bsky.social
@usvi.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
From our audio tour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of VI National Park, Paul Thomas explains how creating moorings was a huge win for St. John's coral reefs, but came at a great cost to ordinary St. Johnians. For more, visit outervoices.org/here-st-john/
@usvi.bsky.social
@usvi.bsky.social
Eulita Jacobs shares memories of healing herself with plants and teas, recalling the days of self-reliance on the island. More on how local flora is interwoven with culture is in our audiotour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of VI National Park: outervoices.org/here-st-john/
February 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Eulita Jacobs shares memories of healing herself with plants and teas, recalling the days of self-reliance on the island. More on how local flora is interwoven with culture is in our audiotour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of VI National Park: outervoices.org/here-st-john/
Outer Voices is proud of our work to promote the heritage, of the people of St. John, US Virgin Islands. Insight on the value of manners on the island comes from our audio tour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of the VI National Park, full tour at outervoices.org/here-st-john/
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Outer Voices is proud of our work to promote the heritage, of the people of St. John, US Virgin Islands. Insight on the value of manners on the island comes from our audio tour, "Here, St. John," created in partnership with Friends of the VI National Park, full tour at outervoices.org/here-st-john/
Reporters Sans Frontieres calling out the Trump aid cuts as a danger to international journalism:
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February 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reporters Sans Frontieres calling out the Trump aid cuts as a danger to international journalism:
rsf.org/en/usa-trump...
rsf.org/en/usa-trump...
Outer Voices is creating an audio tour of #GrandCanyon National Park! "Here, Grand Canyon" will amplify stories of people who call the Park home. Thanks to Grand Canyon Conservancy, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Park Foundation for support. More at the outervoices.org blog.
January 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Outer Voices is creating an audio tour of #GrandCanyon National Park! "Here, Grand Canyon" will amplify stories of people who call the Park home. Thanks to Grand Canyon Conservancy, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Park Foundation for support. More at the outervoices.org blog.