Background
Nelson was born and raised in Wisconsin, attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and received his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Richard Nelson
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University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Washington.
Career
His work has focused primarily on the indigenous cultures of Alaska and, more generally, the relationships between people and nature. He is the host to a public radio series called Encounters aired nationally. He lived for extended periods in Athabaskan and Alaskan Eskimo villages, experiences which inspired his earliest works, including Hunters of the Northern Ice, Hunters of the Northern Forests, Shadow of the Hunter, and The Athabaskans.
With his book Make Prayers to the Raven about the Koyukon people of Alaska"s boreal forest, Nelson moved from anthropological studies to a more literary style.
The book was the basis for a five-part public television series, for which Nelson served as writer and associate producer. He currently hosts the syndicated radio show Encounters that is produced with KCAW-FM. He lives in Sitka, Alaska.
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Politics
Nelson"s more recent works include Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America and Patriotism and the American Land, with Barry Lopez and Terry Tempest Williams.
Membership
He is also an activist working to protect old-growth rainforest in Alaska"s Tongass National Forest and was a member of the Harriman Alaska Expedition retraced.
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