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Todd Mitchell

@tasmitchell.bsky.social
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Native American (Swinomish)/Asian (he/him), Indigenous Scientist, Geologist, Environmental Protection @ Swinomish Tribe. Husband & Dad. Certified Indigenous science teacher. Skeets my own. IG: @tasmitchell; @swinomishdep; Swinomish territory, WA, USA 💙🚴🐈

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please pass another word! We’re hiring an Enviro Grants Administrator to administer grants providing for enviro data collection, monitoring, restoration, clean up, and mgmt for natural resources on the Swinomish Reservation. More info/ apply swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45 #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡⚒️🍎
Graphic with a beach drone picture and big letters, we are hiring! with text below: ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR
• Provides grant fund research expertise to DEP
• Develops funding strategies & conducts grant writing
• Works with current & potential funders
• Strategically maximizes use of funds & project coordination
TO APPLY VISIT:
https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45

additional info:

Job Title: Environmental Grants Administrator 📚💸🌱
 
Position Summary: The position will coordinate and administer all major grant functions for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in managing over 30+ grants/accounts that provide funding for environmental data collection, monitoring, restoration, clean up, and resource management for the Tribe’s natural resources on the Swinomish Reservation. This position requires professional and administrative work in researching, initiating, writing, coordinating and/or administering programs or projects involving federal, state, non-profit and contribution funding sectors. Grants Specialist will also monitor, communicate and evaluate grant agreement compliance and spending. Experience with Federal, State and local grant funding regulations, requirements, contracting, administration, and reporting requirements is crucial to the position.

For more information and qualifications see official job description for more details. Priority application review begins 9.12.26 then open until filled.
To apply please visit https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please pass the word! We’re hiring a Forest Ecologist to provide field expertise including development of the Forest Mgmt Plan, Integrated Vegetation Mgmt Plan, restoration plans, and applied ecological research. To apply please visit— swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/44 #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡🍎⚒️
graphic with “We are hiring” in large text. underneath text is: FOREST ECOLOGIST
• Provides expertise for the Tribe's Vegetation program
• Forest management
• Team lead to the Vegetation field program
• Prepares technical reports, supports permitting. & collaborates with Tribal departments
TO APPLY VISIT: https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/44
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Just published: a paper on our Swinomish Camas Project & one on regional PNW camas stewardahip! We've learned and done a lot since starting our Swinomish Generation Camas project in 2019. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡🍎⚒️ bioone.org/journals/nat...
Title page or cover for Natural Areas Journal Volume 46 Number 3 July 2026.
Cover includes a banner in upper left saying ‘Special Issue’ over an image of a camas prairie on Swinomish Reservation.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
pədx̌ʷi”w̓áac, pud-hway-WAHTS, Moon of Whistling Robins signals the music of springtime as the robins return to build nests to lay their eggs. This Swinomish 13 Moon is time when spring plant shoots and fern roots are gathered, halibut are fished, and canoes and baskets made. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡
A beaded american or red breasted robin pin on a baseball hat.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Yesterday’s 1st intermission is for walking the cat & smelling the tulips! Smols says, “Meow (Go Torrent)!” @seattletorrent.bsky.social
Author in a Torrent jersey and hat, with a cat on a leash and harness near a bed of mostly pink tulips
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
That time of year in WA. Have you heard the pacific tree frogs talking yet?
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
səxʷpupuhigᵂəd (suhw-POO-POO-ee-gwud), Moon of the Windy Time, 2nd moon of the Swinomish 13 Moons cycle. A time to hunt water fowl, elk, and deer; make tools and baskets like those made from ironwood. Cloud & Wind hat pin beaded by forest.valley.craft! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🍎⚒️🧪
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
See our latest video about the first modern traditional fire management brought back to Swinomish in 2023 for our Generations Camas Project! 🔥 #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🐡🍎
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Swinomish Camas Project (Part 14 Cultural Burn)(2023)
Traditional food revitalization, learning about camas and how to reintroduce to our Coast Salish Tribal Community in Washington State. Part 14, 2023, First Modern…
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Continuing our Swinomish Generations Camas project video series. See our activities in early 2023 in preparation for our first modern cultural burn! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🐡🍎
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Swinomish Camas Project (Part 13)(2023)
Traditional food revitalization, learning about camas and how to reintroduce to our Coast Salish Tribal Community in Washington State. Part 13, 2023 Community camas…
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
On another note to take a break from the news cycle, it’s that time of year for the groundhog cookies and winter weather forecast by a large rodent! "I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." - Phil
Sugar cookies in the shape of groundhogs iced with grey frosting and a sugar eye.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
40 years ago, STS-51L, Teacher in space.🍎 Watched in HS class with rest of country. Place of honor on my patch jacket. Depicts Haley’s comet as intended mission’s research. I’d read patches like this were payload on Challenger, recovered, framed and gifted to each state as commemoration. 🧪🐡⚒️
Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51L patch. Depicts the shuttle launched from Earth over a circular background with stars and stripes and Haley’s Comet over the shuttle. Crew names are around the outer silver border of patch: McNair, Onizuka, Resnik, Scobee, Smith. with added on names at bottom, McAuliffe 🍎, Jarvis.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Restarting 13 Moons bead posts, didn’t get ‘em all last year pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ - Moon of the Sacred Time, last moon of annual cycle as well as the beginning moon of the next Swinomish 13 Moons cycle; time to reflect on the last year, recharge your spirituality, plan for the next year. #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️
13 Moons, the 13 lunar phases, and how they guide the Swinoimsh People, A publication of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. A landscape paperback book with above text in white on blue background that includes ghosted images of the 13 moons Northwest Coast art image of 13 moon phase 'masks' arranged in an "X".

Our Traditional books request form is accessible from our Swinomish DEP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/swinomishdep?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bioNorthwest coast salish style circular beaded moon mask face image made in hat pin. Beads are mostly in white with eyes, eyebrows in black, nose and rounded O mouth in red. Inner circular ring in black, with 13 light blue arcs representing 13 Moon next, more white, then a final ring of silver beads.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Minneapolis leads the way. Fascism cannot stand against a people who rise up by the millions against it.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist Also, Water Quality Analyst & Vegetation Specialist www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️
WE ARE HIRING
Environmental Science Communicator/ Outreach Specialist
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develops outreach for DEP programs through graphic design, social media, and in-person activities
• Coordinates with DEP staff and other SITC government departments for community engagement
• Create outreach campaigns to increase scientific literacy
• Contribute to reports, presentations, and research proposals
SALARY:
$33.94 - $34.52/HOUR
TO APPLY: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Water Quality Analyst Also, Vegetation Specialist & Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️
WE ARE HIRING
Water Quality Analyst
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides analytical and programmatic support for the Swinomish DEP water resources programs
• Data collection and management, data statistical analysis and reporting
• Administration and planning of water resources projects
• Preparing technical reports, presentations and reviewing documents
SALARY:
$36.06 - $39.00/HR DOQ
TO APPLY VISIT: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Vegetation Specialist Also, Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist, & Water Quality Analyst www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️
WE ARE HIRING
VEGETATION SPECIALIST
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Programmatic, field, technical, and administrative support for the Swinomish DEP environmental
programs
• Supervising vegetation fieldwork tracking, reporting, and data collection;
• Operate ATVs, tractors, powered spray equipment, and tools including chainsaws and brush cutters;
• Vegetation field crew leadership
• Reforestation and traditional plant restoration efforts

SALARY:
$24.33 - $29.95/Hr
TO APPLY: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Here’s the Christmas ornaments we made and gave out to our Tribal Community along with more Christmas Clams books. Wood discs cut from Lone Tree windfall wood with illustrated clams and our DEP logo laser etched on each side. #IndigenousSTEM 🍎🧪⚒️🐡
2 wood discs cut from douglas fir branches with bark. Each is laser etched with Swinomish Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP) logo on one side and a NW Coast stylized clam on the other side. Each has a red hanging ribbon and a green tag written as described in the follow up post.

Both are sitting on a copy of the book Christmas Clams written by my late father, Ray Mitchell and illustrated by Mark Oakley - it’s a story of when my Dad went with his Dad clam digging at Christmas time at Lone Tree point in the 1940’s.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Our next Swinomish children’s book came! Basket Ogress as told my late grandfather, Dewey Mitchell in Lushootseed in the 1970’s. Thanks to Jill LaPointe for sending yrs ago from her grandmother’s papers. Now the Mitchells are 4 generations of authors continuing storytelling! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪⚒️🍎
NW Coast art style of big old Basket Ogress throwing rocks in the river under a crescent moon and a big clam basket with 4 children behind her.back cover of book says, “Basket Ogress captures a group of children playing outside after dark. Her plan is to cook and eat them, but the. children escape. This is a story Indian parents told their children to see if they could get them to mind.” Illustrations shows a big rock splashing the water near Little Hunchback who is paddling away in a canoe trying to get away from Basket Ogress.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Peak Skagit River flow lower than predicted, still 1/3’ higher than 1990 record. I didn’t go look but news last nite showed water near top of river walk guard-hand rail (far right). Floodwall keeping downtown Mt. Vernon safe, hope they can open up soon for more Xmas shopping! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡
Graph showing peak observed Skagit River flow at Mount Vernon gauging station a 37.73’ at 12 AM 12/12/2025 that’s above the record line of 37.4’ (from 1990).News TV video screenshot viewing Skagit River and Mount Vernon river walk looming south from Division  St bridge east side approach. Dry ish parking lot to right, flood wall in middle (with all metal slats and braces installed and flooded river walk on right. top of river walk hand rail just visible at right.Graph showing peak projected Skagit River flow at Mount Vernon gauging station a 42.13’ near 12 AM 12/12/2025 that’s well above the record line of 37.4’ (from 1990).
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Predicting a big flood on the Skagit River ~5’ above the record. Mount Vernon west of I-5 evacuated. Hope all our Skagit County community makes it thru ok. We live way up on the hill cuz of geologists (us) house buying criteria back 20+ years ago. #IndigenousSTEM
Graph showing river stage in Mount Vernon WA predicted to peak December 12th at 41.31 foot stage which is above the line showing the record flood stage of 37.4 feetCell phone public safety alert stating GO for immediate evacuation for cities of Sedro and Burlington
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Thanksgiving eve dinner! Happy Thanksgiving, #IndigenousSTEM friends! 🍎🐡⚒️🧪
a dinner plate with an array of popcorn, buttered toast, jelly beans, and pretzel stick ala Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is for cooking, thanksgiving eve is for no cooking like Snoopy and Charlie Brown!
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Christmas cactus blooming like it’s an early Xmas! Pesto in background is not impressed.
Flat green leaved Christmas cactus with lots of big pink and white ombré tissue paper-like flowers, almost like many pink flowy finned goldfish. with a light colored ragdoll cat in background looking away.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It’s the season for Scary Stories (Tee by @ntvsclothing ). Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️
Author wearing dark shirt with graphic in style of “Where the wild things are” but of a native boy telling a monster a scary story of explorers ships.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
25+ years (and 3 boxes of biz cards) at Swinomish doing Geology, Environmental, and Indigenous Science work. And as department director for 12 years! Thanks to all those who've helped along the way and my Tribe for putting their faith in me to protect our homeland!
3 business cards on a wood background.
Top card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Office of Planning & Community Development
Todd Mitchell
Environmental Specialist - Water Resources.

2nd card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Office of Planning & Community Development
Todd Mitchell
Water Resources Manager.

3rd card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Department of Environmental Protection
Todd Mitchell
Environmental Director.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Pesto smelling the flowers!
a fluffy ragdoll cat wearing a harness is outdoors in the grass  smelling a tall yellow flower
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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.myatproto.social · 12/08/2025
Important new piece by Indigenous scholars—including ecologists @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social and @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social (who is here at #ESA2025 this week)—who set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.
nature.com
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Check out Volume 2 Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report. With @kjrm.bsky.social, we contributed a short narrative on Kukutali Preserve for Ch 7 Indigenous Lead Conservation as an example of leading the work at the first co-owned/managed Tribal State park in the nation. 🧪⚒️🍎 #IndigenousSTEM
sites.google.com
STACC - STACC, Volume 2
The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar process as the first volume. A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation. In addition, the team...
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
We gave away 1st Salmon Ceremony children’s books written by my late father, Raymond Mitchell, at the Swinomish 1st Salmon Ceremony-Blessing of the Fleet on Thursday and joining our table was a Swinomish Archives display of past ceremonies! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🍎🐡⚒️
Two people holding up 1st salmon ceremony books standing behind a table with stacks of the books. to one side is a display board with photos and captions of past 1st salmon - blessing of fleet ceremonies, to the other side is a big poster of the 1st salmon ceremony books standing behind cover.swinomish gym full of people seated at tables waiting for the table blessing for lunch.four Tribal youth standing and holding salmon and berries offerings near Swinomish Channel. they are preparing to go the four compass directions to return the offering to water bodies in each of the directions.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Camas in my garden going big blooming flowers now! The bulbs are a traditional food for indigenous people in the Coast Salish region. I’ve been growing it for years to collect seeds to propagate for restoration plantings. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🍎🐡⚒️
Several camas flower clusters blooming with big pretty purple flowers!
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Anneka (my Daughter) and I will be reading our Swinomish children’s books (The Enormous Camas & Time of Salmonberries) at the Mount Vernon Library Commons tomorrow, this Saturday, April 26th, 1 PM! Come join us!
Poster advertising DIA Children’s Day & Book Day, Saturday 26th of April, 1-3 PM at Mount Vernon Library Commons. Free event.
Free books, folkloric dance, music, face painting, games, snacks, crafts. Featuring storytime w/ Anneka & Todd Mitchell
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Happy Earth Day! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡
A prairie meadow on Kukutali Preserve with purple camas blooming near a saltwater bay with islands in the background.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
pədx̌ʷi”w̓áac, pud-hway-WAHTS, Moon of Whistling Robins signals the music of springtime as the robins return to build nests to lay their eggs. This Swinomish 13 Moon is time when spring plant shoots and fern roots are gathered, halibut are fished, and canoes and baskets made. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡
A beaded hat pin of a Robin in side profile, with lots of orange red beads making up the breast of this chubby robin, and grey and black beads for its back.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Great to catch up with friends who helped us learn about camas to start our Swinomish Camas Project! Each presented our own projects at Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership conf. I gifted them my daughter’s book “The Enormous Camas” whose idea came on first trip with them in 2019. 🧪🐡🍎⚒️ #IndigenousSTEM
3 people holding up hardback copies of the Enormous Camas book arm in arm with me.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Tulips in my planting bed getting ready to show all their colors! Many Skagit Valley fields are either well into bloom or nearly there.
big pink tulips in a tulip bed, many open flowers in foreground and many budding flowers in background
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
waqwaqus, is the Moon When Frog Talks. It is when the pacific tree frogs come out and chorus the beginning of spring! This Swinomish 13 Moon is a time of herring, smelt, and halibut fishing as well as gathering the first nettle shoots for food. 🧪🐡⚒️🍎 #IndigenousSTEM
A pacific tree tree made of beads. you looking at the frog head on. It is beaded with shades of
light green body and shades of cream and white for underbelly
with golden eyes.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Spring is coming!
single blooming daffodil in a plot of many green bulb leaves.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The paper on our indigenous science work at Swinomish has just arrived in the published book "Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge"! Thanks @ecohugger.bsky.social for getting this published! & thanks @kjrm.bsky.social for helping with all the work! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎
a hand holding up the paperback book, "Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge". on the cover is an eagle silhouette in white in front of a starry background and above green stylized flower leaves and yellow flowers with red petals.first page of table of contents of "Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge" book. Chapter 6 is titled: Swinomish Place-based Science, Culture, and Environmental Education:  
An Indigenous Approach to Environmental and Resource Issues, By Todd A. Mitchell swəlítub, Page 86.
Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Edited by Lara A. Jacobs. 
"Indigenous Peoples have shared values, but we live them out in ways that reflect the places where our Tribes emerged as People and the communities in which we live. Jacobs has created a touchstone in these collected essays and reflections from Indigenous Peoples throughout the so-called Americas and beyond, giving voice to the various ways we live out relationships, reciprocity, and responsibility. I will return to these words again and again, and so will you."
-PATTY KRAWEC, author of Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

With more than 50 contributors, this book offers important perspectives by Indigenous Peoples on TEK and Indigenous value systems. The book aims to educate and inspire readers about the importance of decolonizing how Indigenous Knowledges are considered and used
outside of Native communities. By including the work of Indigenous storytellers, poets, and scholars from around the globe, Jacobs and chapter authors effectively explore the Indigenous value systems—relationships, reciprocity, and responsibility—that are fundamental to Indigenous Knowledge systems and cultures. Indigenous languages and positionality statements are featured for each of the contributors to frame their cultural and geographical background and to allow each Indigenous voice to lead discussions and contribute critical discourse to the literature on Indigenous Knowledges and value systems. By creating space for each of these individual voices, this volume challenges colonial extraction norms and highlights the importance of decolonial methods in understanding and protecting Indigenous Knowledges. This is an essential resource for students, academics, members of Tribal, state, and federal governments, Indigenous communities, and non-Indigenous allies as well as a valuable addition to environmental and Indigenous studies collections.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
📣We have a new paper out on our work developing a wetland rating system that incorporates Tribal cultural values and functions to create a more robust and culturally relevant wetland rating system. 🌿 Congrats to all my co-authors who have worked on this project! 🧪🍎🐡⚒️ #IndigenousSTEM tr.ee/H7-fgZHJvt
Native strawberry white flowers cluster surrounded by its strawberry leaves.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Happy 3rd birthday to Pesto aka Smols! He got a pack of 100 toy springs! May he not lose them like the old original pack of 20 that are nowhere to be found in the house. #IndigenousSTEM
A mostly white bi-color ragdoll
cat with blue eyes, pink nose, and brown ears looking at camera seated next to a clear bag package of multi-colored springs (green, yellow, blues, and pink), with each spring about 1 inch diameter and 2 inches long, like short sections of spirals from spiral bound printed documents.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
səxʷpupuhigᵂəd (suhw-POO-POO-ee-gwud), Moon of the Windy Time, 2nd moon of the Swinomish 13 Moons cycle. A time to hunt water fowl, elk, and deer; make tools and baskets like those made from ironwood. Cloud & Wind hat pin beaded by forest.valley.craft! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🍎⚒️🧪
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Great day at Swinomish DEP’s Between Two Worlds (BTW) Indigenous Science class screening and discussing the MARCH POINT movie done by Tribal youth and former LaConner High students Nick Clark, Cody Cayou, and Travis Tom in 2005-2008 as part of Native Lens. (1/3)(redo w/pix)🧪🍎⚒️🐡 #IndigenousSTEM
Swinomish Tribal youth filmmakers Cody ( behind camera), Travis, Nick and Todd on a beach, holding clam forks on a sunny day in summer.Selfie with Swinomish Indigenous science teachers Todd and Jen Willup wearing beaded lanyards with school IDs and standing in front of a whiteboard.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
170 yrs ago our ancestors signed away most of their land but reserved the rights to continue harvesting natural resources in ceded lands. Times after Treaty of Point Elliott marked changes to our way of life but our resource protection and storytelling traditions are well alive. #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🍎🧪⚒️
Author standing in front of many children seated with back to camera and on the floor of school gym. Photo Via LaConner School District FB, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15ohYjWQ57/
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The Return of Science Facts just in time for the inauguration! Started in 2020 during COVID and waned for a bit, it’s re-installed by the busy-ish sidewalk in our front yard with quick facts about nature, geology, chemistry, indigenous science, astronomy, plants, etc. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🍎⚒️🐡
A pedestal like sign holding a sheet of paper in a frame. it’s by a sidewalk and walkway to a house. Walkway is lined by short Hebe bushes covered in Xmas lights. House has Xmas lights on front steps and stoop.Close up of Science fact of the day with a gray and white cat face graphic. Sheet says, Cats typically have 24 whiskers on their muzzle and also some on eyebrows, chin, and forepaws. A pink handwritten post-it note says, the return of (almost daily) science facts! Enjoy 😃
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ - Moon of the Sacred Time, the last and beginning moon of the Swinomish 13 Moons cycle; a time to reflect, recharge your spirituality, and plan for the next year. This moon encompasses, Xmas, New Year's, and my Bday!! My hat pin beaded by forest.valley.craft! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🍎⚒️🧪
Northwest coast salish style circular beaded moon mask face image made in hat pin. Beads are mostly in white with eyes, eyebrows in black, nose and rounded O mouth in red. Inner circular ring in black, with 13 light blue arcs representing 13 Moon next, more white, then a final ring of silver beads.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Please pass the word! We are hiring an Environmental Grants Administrator! This position will coordinate and administer grants for the Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection. Full job description: tr.ee/bWEMMwmpgQ More details in ALT text. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡
WE ARE HIRING!
Environmental Grants Administrator.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Administration of 30+ funding sources.
• Act as a liaison between project proponents, grant program officers, funding agencies and Tribal finance department.
• Assist with grant renewals, amendments, and reporting.
• Research grant opportunities and assist in grant applications.

Coordinate and administer all grant functions for the Department, managing 30+ grants/accounts funding environmental programs.

SALARY: $30.29 - $35.67 .
TO APPLY VISIT: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/human-resources .

Full job description: 
https://tr.ee/bWEMMwmpgQ .

💲$30.29 - $35.67/hour, depending on qualifications
📅 Priority review begins on January 20th, 2025, open until filled.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
What happens to pencil thin green onions that you forget and turn slimy in the fridge then you plant them in the garden? They just get bigger (and unslimy)! A lot bigger. #IndigenousSTEM
A narrow green onion held in a hand with the onion about the thickness of a grocery store carrot when they are usually pencil wide.
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Kathleen Johnson @cavesandclimate.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Attn Grad Students! Apply to join us for 2 weeks of learning paleoclimate science in the beautiful eastern Sierras this summer! Application deadline is January 10th!!
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Soft cat paws but also quite pokey in bits. #IndigenousSTEM
close up of two cat paws in all white fur
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
#ThankYouJimmyCarter RIP, Mr. President #IndigenousSTEM
A dozen peanuts in shell in a brown paper dish.
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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Another great time giving out the 3 new children’s illustrated books at the Swinomish Community Dinner this week! They are authored by 3 generations of the Mitchell family! 🧪🐡🍎⚒️ #IndigenousSTEM
Authors Todd Mitchell and Anneka Mitchell standing by a table with the following books spread out on it and book announcement poster behind on easels:

First Salmon Ceremony story was written by the late Ray Mitchell, with artwork by Jeannette Quintasket.

Time of Salmonberries was written by Todd Mitchell, with art by Roger Fernandes.

Enormous Camas was written by Anneka V.R. Mitchell, with art by Roger Fernandes.

also , table has a black table cloth printed with DEP’s logo of a coast salish salmon art by Swinomish carver/artist Kevin Paul with logo text “Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Department of Environmental Protection”.  Easels are on par of basketball court under a rim in the Swinomish Gym and an inflatable Santa and penguin in the background as part of the Swinomish Community dinner! mmm, ham, turkey, and elk stew was served, yummy !Graphic and text flyer announcing the book distribution and short synopses of each book along with each cover’s picture
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