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Tending Nature Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

3 Episodes 2018 - 2018

Episode 1

Protecting The Coast with the Tolowa Dee-Ni'

Mon, Nov 5, 2018

Today many California coastal ecosystems are under threat from human caused toxification of our oceans caused by industrial and residential development. We journey to the Smith River near the Oregon border to discover how the Tolowa Dee-ni' are reviving traditional harvesting of shellfish such as mussels, and in the process, working with state agencies to monitor toxicity levels and redefine the human role in managing marine protected areas.

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Episode 2

Decolonizing Cuisine with Mak-'amham

Mon, Nov 5, 2018

The entire American populace is "food-washed", we are eating mass produced products that are often pumped full of harmful chemicals or are genetically modified. Even "organic" certification is being revised and caught in fraud to include non-organic processes. We explore how two Ohlone chefs Louis Trevino and Vincent Medina are revitalizing Ohlone language, food practices and adapting them for a modernist palate.

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Episode 3

Tribal Hunting with the Pit River Peoples

Mon, Nov 5, 2018

The industrialized production of meat products has created numerous health issues: it has separated us from the animals it comes from, it is often inhumanely grown, and it is often filled with chemical additives. We explore how members of the Pit River Tribe in Northeast California are reviving traditional hunting practices, embracing Community Science initiatives to preserve and monitor wild elk and deer populations; as well as developing statewide intertribal trading networks for the distribution of humanely sourced and sustainable Native foods.

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