During the program, Germaine White talks about an educational set for school children created by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes: a storybook, Bull Trout's Gift: A Salish Story about the Value of Reciprocity, an interactive DVD, and a field journal.

The Write Question is a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the Western United States.

Germaine White is the Information and Education Specialist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department. Germaine currently develops informational and educational materials on natural resource management and conservation issues for dissemination through printed materials and the media. Additionally, she develops and maintains working relationships with local civic organizations and schools to establish and implement environmental education programs.

Formerly, she served as Cultural Resources Program Manager for the Salish-Pend d' Oreille Culture Committee. She also taught Native American Studies courses at Salish Kootenai College.

Germaine White received her Masters of Education from Montana State University and her Bachelors of Arts from University of Montana. She currently lives in Polson, Montana.

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Find out more about the book, field journal, and interactive DVD.

Look for Bull Trout's Gift, at Fact & Fiction in Missoula, or at your local independent bookseller.

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

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Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Lisa Simon, David Moore, Barbara Theroux, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported in part by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans. And by the Montana Cultural Trust.

The music in this program was written and performed by Aaron Minnick, and John Floridis.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.