Jacqueline Windh
Jacqueline Windh completed her B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology at McGill University in 1987, and began her Ph.D. in Geology at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) the same year. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Western Australia in 1992. Windh then worked in the mining industry for nearly two decades, a field she left in order to try to have a more positive influence on the planet as a writer and photographer.
She has published four books (one of which is a Canadian bestseller), and has written articles for The Tyee, The Guardian and elsewhere. Her work mainly addresses the themes that are most important to her: sciences, scientific literacy, the environment, and indigenous social issues and rights. Windh is currently broadening her writing to address these same themes through fiction and writing for the big screen.
Reporting beat: Environment, science, and the outdoors.
Twitter: @jwindh
Personal website: JacquelineWindh.com
Stories by Jacqueline Windh
Danger! Earthquake Causes Tidal Wave of Tweets!
How manic social media misreported a tsunami threat in British Columbia.
Ziplining Past the 'War in the Woods'
More than 25 years after clashes over Clayoquot Sound's old growth forests pitted First Nations against industry, a new tribal park offers a model for land use collaboration.
'It's the Start of New Times for Us'
Solutions must recognize First Nations' distinct cultural values. Last in the series 'Native Youth Speak Out.'
Native Youth, Clinging to Their Culture
'At potlatches they speak in our language. I've no idea what's going on.' Fifth in a reader-funded series.
Family Ties: Listening to Native Youth
'Today it still hurts to look back at it. How could they take us away from our mom?' Fourth in a reader-funded series.
Addictions: 'I Grew Up With It'
Listening to Native youth on drinking, drugging and getting beyond it. Third in a series.
Talking to Native Teens about School
What First Nations kids say keeps them going, and what pulls them away. Second in a series.
Native Youth, In Their Own Voices
Today begins a series in which B.C. First Nations youth speak about school, alcohol and drugs, family, culture and language.
Chasing the Runner's High
Top endurance athlete Jen Segger runs the fine line between triumph and addiction.
How a Tofino Guy Earned a Surfing Crown
Wildcard entry Pete Devries' amazing victory came in front of childhood home and made Canadian surfing history.
Legal Fees for Abuse Could Top $1 Billion
Residential school survivors may share a third of their payout with lawyers.
Survivors Wait While Lawyers Squabble
Disputed legal fees mean compensation payments are again delayed. Second in a series.
Putting a Price on Suffering
Abused in a residential school, Billy Keitlah is eligible for $150,000 in compensation. But he doesn't want the money.
Anger Wells Up in Dry Tofino
Residents and businesses both frustrated by inaction that led to crisis.
