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General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
KPFA Community Powered Radio in Berkeley California sits down with filmmaker Beth Pielert and Children of the Setting Sun founder Darrell Hillaire to discuss the feature length film Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Ways of Life
Summary
This short film explores the cultural and ecological importance of sockeye salmon and reef net fishing to the Lummi Nation, highlighting the deep ties between fishing traditions, family lineage, and Indigenous identity.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
The Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People teaching guide is an instructional resource that provides middle and high school teachers with the necessary information to understand and teach the film.
Community
Karuk, Yurok Tribe, General Public, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Molli Myers shares about her family's history with fishing, sharing the catch, and the relationship between the health of Salmon and the river and the health of her Tribes.
Community
General Public, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Lona Johnson shares about her life as a canoe puller.
Community
Yurok Tribe, General Public, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Yurok Councilman and Tribal member, Philip Williams, shares about how the Salmon People maintain a reciprocal relationship with Salmon.
Community
General Public, Salmon People
Category
Art & Expression, Ways of Life
Summary
Leslie Eastwood talks about working together to bring back these racing canoes to Samish, to feeding the people, and hearing their songs.
Community
Yurok Tribe, General Public, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Tiana Williams-Claussen, Wildlife Department Director and Yurok Tribal member, describes the significant relationship between Salmon and the Yurok people, emphasizing the importance for revitalizing the Salmon population.
Community
General Public, Samish, Salmon People
Category
Ways of Life
Summary
Leslie Eastwood talks about waking the canoes after a long time at rest.
Community
General Public, Lummi Nation, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology, Ways of Life
Summary
This episode will be the first of the Salmon People series where we share the voices of strong Indigenous youth who reflect on their cultural ties to salmon and vocalize why we must take action to save this crucial relative for the ecosystem and culture.