Tending Nature
"Tending Nature" shines a light on the environmental knowledge of indigenous peoples across California by exploring how the state's Native peoples have actively shaped and tended the land for millennia,in the process developing a deep understanding of plant and animal life. The series examines how humans are necessary to live in balance with nature.
ALL VIDEOS (42)
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Native Foodways with the Cultural ConservancyThe commodification of food has led to a bottom-line approach that has ...The commodification of food has led to a bottom-line approach that has disconnected people from their food sources entirely. The Cultural Conservancy, an inter-tribal organization headquartered on ... -
Native Foodways with the Cultural Conservancy (Preview)The commodification of food has led to a bottom-line approach that has ...The commodification of food has led to a bottom-line approach that has disconnected people from their food sources entirely. The Cultural Conservancy, an inter-tribal organization headquartered on ... -
Reclaiming Agriculture with the Yocha Dehe Wintun NationLocal food production and deep knowledge of plant diversity sustained the Yocha ...Local food production and deep knowledge of plant diversity sustained the Yocha Dehe people of California’s Capay Valley for millennia. Spanish colonization and the Gold Rush changed this ... -
Preserving the Desert with NALCA public perception of the desert as a “wasteland” has opened the Mojave ...A public perception of the desert as a “wasteland” has opened the Mojave Desert to many iterations of destruction and alteration. A collaborative group of desert tribes, concerned citizens and ... -
Preserving the Desert with NALC (Preview)A public perception of the desert as a “wasteland” has opened the Mojave ...A public perception of the desert as a “wasteland” has opened the Mojave Desert to many iterations of destruction and alteration. A collaborative group of desert tribes, concerned citizens and ... -
Reclaiming Agriculture with the Yocha Dehe (Preview)Local food production and deep knowledge of plant diversity sustained the Yocha ...Local food production and deep knowledge of plant diversity sustained the Yocha Dehe people of California’s Capay Valley for millennia. Spanish colonization and the Gold Rush changed this ... -
Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the Wiyot (Preview)Green energy does not always promote the greater good. The Wiyot tribe from ...Green energy does not always promote the greater good. The Wiyot tribe from Humboldt County have fought for restored access to their land, including their traditional ceremonial grounds on Tululwat ... -
Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the WiyotGreen energy does not always promote the greater good. The Wiyot tribe from ...Green energy does not always promote the greater good. The Wiyot tribe from Humboldt County have fought for restored access to their land, including their traditional ceremonial grounds on Tululwat ... -
Tending Nature Season 3 (Preview)Tending Nature shines a light on the environmental knowledge of Indigenous ...Tending Nature shines a light on the environmental knowledge of Indigenous peoples across California and how traditional practices can inspire a new generation of Californians to find a balance ... -
From Snow Pack to Faucet: Tracing the Source of Our WaterLos Angeles’s water sources run as far as hundreds of miles away. In some ...Los Angeles’s water sources run as far as hundreds of miles away. In some cases, water drips from the snowmelt of the Sierra Mountains, trickles down to the Owens Valley, and is collected in a ... -
How Los Angeles Dried Up Owens Valley’s ‘Indian Ditches’Members of two northern Paiute tribes describe the lush valley where their ...Members of two northern Paiute tribes describe the lush valley where their tribes survived for thousands of years. This changed quickly with the growing presence of settlers and the growing thirst of ... -
Paiute People Adapt Traditions to Modern-Day GardensJoseph Miller, a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe, describes how a plot of ...Joseph Miller, a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe, describes how a plot of land has been transformed into a park, community garden, farmers market and an irrigation demonstration project. Working ... -
Managing Groundwater with the PaiuteIn the wake of the recent drought, scientists and politicians are beginning to ...In the wake of the recent drought, scientists and politicians are beginning to understand that reserving and maintaining groundwater is essential for addressing the state’s water needs. ... -
Managing Groundwater with the Paiute PreviewIn the wake of the recent drought, scientists and politicians are beginning to ...In the wake of the recent drought, scientists and politicians are beginning to understand that reserving and maintaining groundwater is essential for addressing the state’s water needs. ... -
The Surprising Connection Between Salmon and Redwood ForestsKeith Parker, a fish biologist of the Yurok Tribe, says the river is the life ...Keith Parker, a fish biologist of the Yurok Tribe, says the river is the life blood of his culture. Many religious ceremonies revolve around the river because it supports salmon and dozens of other ... -
The Condor’s Spiritual and Ecological Role Along the KlamathTribes along the Klamath River are working to reintroduce the critically ...Tribes along the Klamath River are working to reintroduce the critically endangered condor due to its intrinsic role in both the environment and Indigenous culture. Beginning with the introduction of ... -
What it Takes to Restore a River for Salmon SpawningA project to restore the Trinity River, a tributary of the Klamath River in ...A project to restore the Trinity River, a tributary of the Klamath River in northern California, is focused on unlocking the waterway’s potential to maintain its own habitat. The hope is to recreate ... -
Restoring The River with the Yurok, Hupa and KarukCalifornia has relied heavily on the natural resources of the North Coast ...California has relied heavily on the natural resources of the North Coast region, exploiting its pristine watersheds for agriculture and its forests for timber. Now the Yurok are working with local ... -
Restoring The River with the Yurok, Hupa and Karuk PreviewCalifornia has relied heavily on the natural resources of the North Coast ...California has relied heavily on the natural resources of the North Coast region, exploiting its pristine watersheds for agriculture and its forests for timber. Now the Yurok are working with local ... -
Santa Barbara’s Rich Traditional Plant Medicine LandscapeWalking through the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Julie Cordero-Lamb and other ...Walking through the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Julie Cordero-Lamb and other members of the Syuxtun Plant Mentorship Collective spot native plants and share their medicinal properties. Learn about ... -
Tracing Indigenous Medicine to Patent MedicinesEthnobotanist Julie Cordero-Lamb reads from a pharmacopoeia from the 1880s, ...Ethnobotanist Julie Cordero-Lamb reads from a pharmacopoeia from the 1880s, which listed whole plant medicines learned from traditional knowledge. The American Medical Association reduced the large ...
