Guest speaker Julie Raymond-Yakoubian shares her collaborative work with tribes in the Bering Strait region of Alaska on the topic of "knowledge, beliefs and experiences of the supernatural environment". Julie is the Social Science Program Director at Kawerak Inc. in Nome, Alaska. Kawerak has recently initiated a new research project on the “Supernatural Environment” with 15 tribes. Phenomena that can be described as “supernatural” include, among others, things such as sea monsters, little people, wild babies, unexplained lights, animals that can change into other things and invisible sea birds. Julie Raymond-Yakoubian recent work includes projects relating to traditional knowledge of Bering Strait ocean currents, salmon and non-salmon fish, ice seals and walruses. These projects focused on documenting indigenous knowledge and integrating it with western science and regional concerns to create practical applications for marine policy and planning in the Bering Strait region.