mober079

A lone water drop is about to fall from a sink.

The PulseMay 2, 2019

The Connection Between Water, Justice, and Health

By Amanda Abrams

Radhika Fox, CEO of the US Water Alliance, talks about ways to build stronger communities and create sustainable, just water futures.

Shelterforce

Aerial of dock on water at Belle Isle, Detroit, United States.

IntroductionApril 25, 2019

Introduction to Issue Thirteen

Simi Kang agreed to guest edit this issue of Open Rivers, moving our work toward questions of environmental equity and justice, and by extension coming to understand their opposites: environmental inequities, injustices, and racism.

The PulseFebruary 8, 2018

Wisdom in Place: Learning through Relationships

By Katrina Srigley

Learn a place by learning its stories, from the multiple people who have lived there and related to it. Then we can understand better what to do moving forward.

ActiveHistory.ca

Anthropology Education History North America

Minneapolis residents and Officials attend the press conference for Bde Maka Ska name restoration.

The PulseFebruary 6, 2018

Lake Calhoun officially recognized as Bde Maka Ska

Names matter, and this re-named body of water in Minneapolis is a small step and reminder of the people who are originally from this place.

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Engagement Minnesota Public Programs

This massive model of the Mississippi River is expected to aid in coastal restoration projects.

The PulseFebruary 6, 2018

LSU unveils massive Mississippi River model as tool in coastal restoration projects

By Steve Hardy

Model of the Mississippi River at Louisiana State University offers insights on managing land and water. Can human dynamics be added to the system too?

The Advocate

Civil Engineering Education Geosciences Lower Mississippi River Research

A drawing of hands being raised near a diagram of a water tower supplying water to two different houses.

The PulseNovember 9, 2017

Words On Water: Radhika Fox

By Travis Loop

What are ways we value water? Radhika Fox from the U.S. Water Alliance shares some thoughts in this podcast.

Words on Water

Engagement Public Programs United States

The PulseNovember 8, 2017

Demystifying the complex world of water: Your questions, answered

By Kristi Mahon, Cody Nelson

We all need reminders: answers to good questions about water in MN, courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio.

MPR News

Engagement Minnesota Public Programs

How can one convey, to students of history, humanity's intimate connections to streams, rivers, lakes, and seas? Castle ruins of Aggstein, Wachau, Lower Austria.

GeographiesOctober 26, 2017

Hydrology and World History: Rivers and Watersheds for Students

How can one convey, to students of history, mankind’s intimate connections to streams, rivers, lakes, and seas? The vision of humans as landlocked inhabitants has been reaffirmed in exaggerated terms by historical texts and maps.

Education History International

Scene from production of 'One River' at University of Minnesota Duluth. Image courtesy of Mueez Ahmad and Brett Groehler.

In ReviewApril 27, 2017

One River: Telling Stories of the St. Louis River

In fall 2016, some of the stories and legends of the St. Louis River were woven into a play called One River, written by theatre professor Tom Isbell and performed by a student cast from the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD).

Engagement Minnesota Public Programs

Aerial view of South Minneapolis looking east toward Lake Nokomis from Washburn High School circa 1928. Image used with permission of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Primary SourcesApril 27, 2017

“Playground of the People”? Mapping Racial Covenants in Twentieth-century Minneapolis

The Mapping Prejudice project has brought veteran property researcher Penny Petersen together with scholars and students from Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota to unearth and map racially restrictive property deeds in Minneapolis.

History Minnesota Research