Casper native and geologist Kirsten Nicolaysen has done field work in Alaska. During this service, she will share images and maps of the Aleutians and talk about the hazards of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes and the evidence that people survived and thrived there in spite of these challenges. She will talk about contact with Russians and Americans, explain the beliefs of the Unangax from ethnography, and the role of Father Veniaminov, or St. Innocent of the Russian Orthodox church. Finally, Kirsten will end with a hope for healing past harms.
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