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[email protected]. THE ANATOMY OF EXTINCTION: STORIES OF PEOPLE AS PLACE By MASON STEPHEN PARKER B.A., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 2012 Previous Degree, College or University, City, State or Country, Year Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Environmental Studies The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2019 Approved by: Scott Whittenburg, Dean of The Graduate School Graduate School Phil Condon, Chair Environmental Studies Richard Manning Environmental Studies Dr. M Jackson Environmental Studies i Table of Contents The Burning Sky………………………………………………………………………………......3 Pools……………………………………………………………………………………….............5 Someday I’ll See the World in You……………………………………………………………...10 Kitchen Lake……………………………………………………………………………………..21 Trash Fish………………………………………………………………………………………...34 Godholes…………………………………………………………………………………………39 Kent Cooper Fondles the Aristocracy……………………………………………………………47 Communion……………………………………………………………………………………...50 The Same Old Things, They Always Refuse to Die……………………………………………..62 The Generations Forget Each Other……………………………………………………………..75 Playing Possum………………………………………………………………………………..…83 ii I.