Natalie Baloy

Natalie Baloy

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Natalie Baloy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University. Dr. Baloy’s work is informed by scholarship in critical Indigenous studies, settler colonial studies, and interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary collaborations toward transformation in context and community. She collaborates with colleagues across disciplines and institutions to design interdisciplinary courses and research projects. Prior to joining the Department of Anthropology at WWU, she had a postdoctoral appointment as the Ethics Project lead at the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California at the University of California, Santa Cruz (2014-2016), and she served as the Associate Director of the Salish Sea Institute, the Border Policy Research Institute, and the Center for Canadian-American Studies at WWU (2017-2022).

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San Juan County is at the center of existing and proposed fossil fuel export projects. We have much to lose and nothing to gain. Our community needs to stay informed, get involved, and be part of the public process of understanding the approaching changes which will affect us all.

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