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Vanessa Hudson
University of Utah student
A student at the University of Utah, Vanessa Hudson wrote this story as part of a College of Humanities journalism course in partnership with the Great Salt Lake Collaborative. The collaborative is a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake – and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late. Read all of our stories at greatsaltlakenews.org.
A still of Joshua Dixon, a member of the Navajo Nation, from the film ‘The Illusion of Abundance,’ where he explains the connection many Native people have with the land.
A still of Joshua Dixon, a member of the Navajo Nation, from the film ‘The Illusion of Abundance,’ where he explains the connection many Native people have with the land.

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Wearing a dark red shirt, Joshua Dixon sits in a tall grass field, singing a traditional Diné song. The song ends, and Dixon, a member of Utah’s Navajo Nation, looks to the camera and explains the dee...
(Lisa Mountain) YCGSL members India Elliott, Braxton Kozerski, Marley Boonkham, Liam Mountain LaMalfa, Adam Newton and Carolee Lewis pose in costumes representing Great Salt Lake’s different species in front of the lake.
(Lisa Mountain) YCGSL members India Elliott, Braxton Kozerski, Marley Boonkham, Liam Mountain LaMalfa, Adam Newton and Carolee Lewis pose in costumes representing Great Salt Lake’s different species in front of the lake.

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They meet with alfalfa farmers, lobby lawmakers and talk easily about the impact of Great Salt Lake on the economy — all while thinking about what they want to do after high school. They’re members of...
 

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