This week, Erica chatted with Breaching Extinction's Cultural Resources Intern Jake Rider about his current research project with Eckerd College evaluating the impacts of capitalism and culture on our views of Orcas. They discuss in depth the impact of capitalism on commodification and public view of killer whales.

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Scholarly Articles:

Cultural Staples in Crisis: A Historical Analysis of Southern Resident Orcas and Chinook Salmon /By, Dylan Farrell Seidler

Books:

A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity The Fight to Bring Lolita Home /By, Sandra Pollard

Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples /By Dennis et al.

Films:

Lolita: Slave to Entertainment /By Tim Gorski

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