Cascadia is the region otherwise known as the Pacific Northwest of North America. To use the name Cascadia when referring to this region is to recognize that the relationship we have with our environment is the source of our lives, one which must be strengthened if we are to thrive. Further, to know Cascadia is to know the lives that struggle here for self determination: to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves. These notes are meant to heighten biocentric consciousness and elevate struggles taking place in Cascadia by making them accessible to readers.