Full Episodes

Episode
18:28
Tending the Wild
E1: Cultural Burning - How Native American Peoples Use Fire to Rejuvenate the Land
Suppressed for over a century, indigenous cultural burning is still practiced today and holds important lessons for managing the threat of destructive wildfires.

Episode
14:49
Tending the Wild
E4: Decolonizing the Diet - How Native Peoples are Reclaiming Traditional Foods
The Chia Cafe Collective is working to revive Native food practices and raise awareness about the threats to native plants in Southern California.

Episode
12:27
Tending the Wild
E6: Living Desert - How Native Peoples Are Confronting Environmental Threats From Large-Scale Industry
Indigenous peoples have thrived in the desert for centuries. This video explores how they are confronting threats to their environment from large-scale industry.

Episode
17:55
Tending the Wild
E2: Keeping the River - How the Klamath River's Native Peoples Maintain Their Relationship With Salmon
The Yurok, Karuk, and Hupa peoples have maintained a close relationship with the Klamath River. They have secured traditional fishing rights and mobilized against the threats of dams and agriculture, setting an example for Native environmental rights.

Episode
15:28
Tending the Wild
E3: Weaving Community - How Native Peoples are Rediscovering Their Basketry Traditions
Despite barriers to access, traditional gathering and basket weaving is still practiced across California as a new generation is rediscovering and preserving its cultural heritage.

Episode
11:35
Tending the Wild
E5: Gathering Medicine - How Native Medicinal Practices Are Thriving Today
Native herbalism has a long history and continues to be practiced today. This video explores a holistic approach to health and how the environment can inform healthy living.