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Cahuilla Artist Gerald Clarke Jr. honors his Native American heritage in his work.
The honorable Ron W. Goode discusses why Native people use fire to shape and draw out the power of nature.
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Willard Carlson on Protecting the Klamath River
Willard Carlson is a Yurok Tribe member. We spoke with him about salmon, the Klamath River, and how he considers himself the "Protector of the River."
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Tima Link on Revitalizing Native Basketry Traditions
Many California Native tribes over the last 150 years have struggled to maintain a sense of self in our ever-changing cultural and ecological landscape. Here, weaver Tima Link explains that native culture still exists, it is just harder to find.
Pergish Carlson, a Yurok Tribe member, is a lifelong Klamath River fisherman and fishing guide. We spoke to him about salmon, tribal culture, and history at Requa, California.
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Susan Masten, Raymond Mattz, and Diane Bowers are members of the Yurok Tribe who experienced first-hand government crackdown on tribal salmon fishing rights now known as either the "Fish Wars" or the "Salmon Wars."
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Nick Hummingbird on Why People Shouldn't Exploit Native Plants
California Native plant expert Nicholas Hummingbird, Cahuilla/Apache, is founder of Hahamongna Nursery in Pasadena. Blending commitment to his Native heritage with a desire to share knowledge, Nick is a persuasive spokesperson for native plants.
The only extant video of Mabel McKay, speaking to a classroom.
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A stop motion video on the life of Mabel McKay, animated with her belongings and narrated by her son Marshall McKay.
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Barbara Drake on Preserving Native Plants
Native plants educator Barbara Drake talks about what has been lost by separating native people from their land. For years, she has worked to restore, research and promote the use of indigenous plants in California.
Craig Torres of Chia Cafe Collective talks about how educators train modern society to phase out the harmful elements of their diets.
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The Pomo people have been in California for millennia. This video explores the history of the Pomo people and the fight to keep their traditions alive.
