Restoring What? And for Whom? Listening to Karuk Ecocultural Revitalization Practitioners and Uncovering Settler Logics in Ecological Restoration.

What does it mean to restore a landscape degraded by settler colonialism? How might a well intentionedprocess like ecological restoration end up causing harm from underlying settler colonial logics? This thesis explores these questions through interviews with nine Karuk ecocultural practitioners, and offers pathways forward for collaborative ecological restoration processes that support Indigenous ecocultural revitalization efforts and stand-up to destructive settler logics