Ayana is joined by Chief Caleen Sisk, spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu of Northern California, to explore how the forces of industrial society have attempted to tame and exploit living waters, and how these native stewards are facing the ecological predicament that has ensued. Upon lea
I am very honored and proud to have co-produced and edited the latest episode of For The Wild. This is literally my favorite podcast and has changed my life since I discovered it, so suddenly being asked to produce and edit the show has been a dream like experience (greatly enhanced by the two all nighters I just had to pull lol). I am extremely grateful and privileged to assist Ayana Young in her outstanding work and it is truly an honor to help share the story of the remarkable Chief Caleen Sisk and her tribe, the Winnemem Wintu, They have existed in the mountains of North California for millenia, surviving the shoot-on-sight native holocaust era, they maintained their language, culture and traditions into the twentieth century, but tragically lost their beloved Winter-Run Chinook salmon, and their way of life, when the Shaska Dam was built in 1945. This flooded their homes and cut off the spawning route of the Chinook, but by an incredible twist of fate, and an act of amazing indigenous solidarity, the Winnemem were alerted by Maori that their unique breed of salmon were now thriving wild and free in previously salmon-less waters of New Zealand after being released there in the 1900's. This led to the formation of a relationship between the two people and a project to bring the salmon home and restore the Winnemem way of life. For this, they need our support. Please listen to the podcast at http://forthewild.world/listen/chief-caleen-sisk and check out run4salmon.com for more info and please visit gofundme.com/salmonwillrun to donate to this fascinating and historical endeavor.
