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<h1>Puget Sound Tribe Plans for Rising Seas</h1>

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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/48120951">Facing Climate Change: Coastal Tribes</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bdsjs">Benjamin Drummond / Sara Steele</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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