The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Series produced by Judy Silber
One epic story about a Native people’s fight to exist.
The Spiritual Edge introduces A Prayer for Salmon. A Prayer for Salmon is a new audio documentary series from KALW’s The Spiritual Edge podcast that tells the story of the Winnemem Wintu people and their clash with Northern California’s Shasta Dam. The dam’s construction turned California into an agricultural powerhouse. It also left the Winnemem Wintu displaced and without say over their land. The series details their fight to resist a proposed Shasta Dam Enlargement Project. It also highlights the Winnemem Wintu’s aspirations to return Chinook salmon to their homeland on the McCloud River, a major tributary of the dam.This isn’t necessarily going to be a piece of traditional journalism where you hear from one side and then you hear from the other. The way we think about is that... Show full description
5 Pieces
Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Bought by KKRN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, KFCF FM, KVCR and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, KFCF FM and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KALW, KVCR and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, KFCF FM and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 10