West Coast Water Justice
A podcast about grassroots water justice in the Western United States. We interview experts about their local watersheds and how the health of our water impacts every facet of our lives and future generations.
West Coast Water Justice
Following the Water: How Dams and Water Shape Tribal Recognition in California
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In this episode, we hear from hereditary Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. Their tribal homelands encompass the Winnemem Waywaket (McCloud River) and much of the land now flooded by the Shasta Reservoir, California's largest. The Winnemum Wintu's resistance story exemplifies many of the inequities in California's land and water rights.
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