David Suzuki: David Suzuki

Onstott, Tullis, 87–88

Paiakan: accusations and trials, 153–54, 189–90;

Aucre, 144–50, 176–88, 192–93;

in Canada, 155–57, 167–74, 205;

Kaiapo university, 190–92;

protesting mines and dams, 138–44, 160, 162–67

Papua New Guinea, 288–304

Participatory Action Research (PAR), 255–57

Pedder, Lake, 207–8

Pinkerton, Lynn, 234

Posey, Darrell, 143, 153–54

Projeto Pinkaiti, 190–92, 225

Queen Charlotte Islands, 113–24, 230

racism, 3, 14–17, 21–25, 29, 45–47, 52–53

Raffi, 272, 274

Reed, Les, 120–21

Reimchen, Tom, 235, 344–46

Richardson, Miles, 117, 118–19, 127, 175–89, 222, 252

Robinson, John, 232

Roddick, Anita, 173

Roughsey, Dick, 214

Sainte-Marie, Buffy, 130, 132

Saragawa Dam, 225–26

Saul, John Ralston, 359

Scapiletti, Nicholas, 237–38

Schwindt, Richard, 247

science, social implications, 39–40, 48–50, 53–55, 196, 324–30, 334–49

Science Council of Canada, 330

Scott, Gerry, 241, 244

Sparrow, Willard, 237–38

Stein Valley Festival, 124–33

Sting, 164–66

Strong, Maurice, 268, 273, 280

Strumm, Shirley, 90–91

Sunahara, Joane, 37, 40–42, 52–53, 382–83, 389

Suzuki, Aiko, 8–9, 389

Suzuki, Carr Kaoru, 4–11, 14, 26–28, 31–32, 37, 58–59, 110–12, 208–9, 393–96

Suzuki, David (childhood and youth): childhood, prewar, 13–14;

family, 2–13;

internment, wartime, 16–22;

outdoor activities, 10–11, 13;

postwar life in Ontario, 23–33;

public speaking, 58–59;

schooling, 23–25, 28–33;

social “outsider”, 31–33

Suzuki, David (education and academic work): Amherst College, 34–41;

as geneticist, successful and controversial, 47–48, 50–57, 95, 97, 337–40;

postgraduate training, 41–47

Suzuki, David (husband, father, and elder): confronting mortality, 391–98;

extended family as legacy, 382–87;

marriages and children, 41–42, 52–53, 94–95, 97–110;

Tangwyn, 370–78;

work as legacy, 387–91

Suzuki, David (science broadcaster): adventures with “stand-ups”, 72–78, 79–93;

Amazonia, 138–44, 150, 152–53, 162–67;

as career change, 54, 59–69;

celebrity status, 347–69;

Haida Gwaii, 114–16, 118–20;

It's a Matter of Survival , 218–20, 266;

The Nature of Things with David Suzuki , 67–68, 72, 81, 91–93, 114–16, 118–20, 134, 157, 242, 244–45, 273, 308;

Suzuki on Science , 60

Suzuki, Dawn, 9

Suzuki, Geraldine Aiko, 8–9, 389

Suzuki, Laura, 52, 95, 385–86

Suzuki, Marcia, 5, 6, 8

Suzuki, Setsu (née Nakamura), 4–9, 11, 13, 21–23, 110–12

Suzuki, Tamiko, 41–42, 52, 94–95, 104–7, 379, 383–84

Suzuki, Troy, 52, 94–95, 104–7, 380–81, 386

Swann, David, 244

Tangwyn, 370–78

Tania, 167, 169, 176

Taylor, Meg, 299–300

television, 59–69. See also Suzuki, David (science broadcaster)

Tennessee, environmental and social problems, 44–47

Tompkins, Doug, 271

Trezise, Percy, 213–14

Union of Concerned Scientists, 261–63, 348

University of Alberta, 47, 59

University of British Columbia, 47–48, 50–53, 55–57

Vander Zalm, Bill, 122–23

Vonnegut, Kurt, 331

Walters, Carl, 233

Watson, James, 43, 55

Webster, Jack, 121

Weinstein, Marty, 234

Wilderness Advisory Committee, 120–21

Wilkerson, Ruby, 45

Wilkinson, Merv, 248–49

Wilson, Alan, 124

Wilson, Michael, 157

World Bank, 76–77, 143, 152, 157, 165, 296–97, 299

Youth Conservation Corps, 211

Zimmerman, Barbara, 155, 159–60, 190–92, 225

Wisdom of the Elders: Native and Scientific Ways of

Knowing about Nature , with Peter Knudtson

(ISBN: 1-55365-193-6)

Tree: A Life Story , with Wayne Grady, Art by Robert

Bateman (ISBN: 1-55365-016-6)

From Naked Ape to Superspecies: Humanity and the Global Eco-Crisis ,

with Holly Dressel (ISBN: 1-55365-031-x)

The David Suzuki Reader: A Lifetime of Ideas from a Leading Activist

and Thinker (ISBN: 1-55365-022-0)

Good News for a Change: How Everyday People are Helping the Planet ,

with Holly Dressel (ISBN: 1-55054-926-x)

The Sacred Balance: A Visual Celebration of Our Place in Nature , with Amanda

McConnell and Maria DeCambra (ISBN: 1-55365-065-4)

The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature , with Amanda McConnell (ISBN: 1-55054-963-4)

Salmon Forest , with Sarah Ellis, Illustrated by Sheena Lott

(ISBN: 1-55365-163-4)

Eco-Fun , with Kathy Vanderlinden (ISBN: 1-55054-823-9)

You Are the Earth: Know the Planet So You Can Make It

Better , with Kathy Vanderlinden (ISBN: 1-55054-839-5)

Available wherever books are sold .

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CBC publicity photos: pages 64, 70, 86, 89, 327, 357

Jeff Topham: page 191

David Suzuki Foundation: pages 229, 243, 257

Lance Webster: page 349

Annie Liebowitz/Contact Press Images, originally photographed

for Vanity Fair : page 369

Jeff Gibbs: page 397

CBC publicity photo by Greg Pacek for The Nature of Things with David Suzuki : page 399

DAVID SUZUKI is an acclaimed geneticist and environmentalist, the host of The Nature of Things with David Suzuki , the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, and the author of more than forty books. He has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada and holds eighteen honorary degrees from institutions in Canada, the United States, and Australia. He is the recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, and unep's Global 500 award. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.