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KALW's Spriritual Edge presents A Prayer for Salmon, the story of the Winnemem Wintu people and their clash with Northern California's Shasta Dam. A Prayer for Salmon is a limited series of five one-hour episodes. A Prayer for Salmon winds its way through spirituality, environmentalism, politics, and California's violent history of colonization to tell the powerful story of the Winnemem Wintu people through exceptional research and intimate conversations with voices rarely heard on air. Episode 1: A Protest at Shasta DamIn a peaceful protest, the Winnemem Wintu call out the U.S. government for its refusal to acknowledge the destruction caused by Shasta Dam. The protest at the Shasta Dam Visitor Center reveals an ongoing reality. They are ignored and a security guard threatens to forcibly remove them. Episode 2: It's IllegalWe go to Shasta Dam and learn about the history behind its construction in the late 1930s and early 1940s. We hear from Chief Caleen Sisk ....
A Prayer for Salmon is an 11 part audio documentary series from KALW's The Spiritual Edge 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. Chapter 1. A Protest at Shasta DamIn a peaceful protest, the Winnemem Wintu call out the U.S. government for its refusal to acknowledge the destruction caused by Shasta Dam. The protest at the Shasta Dam Visitor Center reveals the Winnemem Wintu's ongoing reality. They are ignored and later a security guard threatens to forcibly remove them. Read More Chapter 2. A Visit to Sacred SitesWe accompany ....