Florence Jones, Top Doctor
Learn more about the remarkable life of Winnemem WIntu top doctor Florence Jones.
Hope for Salmon
Winnemem celebrate the return of salmon to the McCloud River.
Salmon People
Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk and Ohlone leader Corrina Gould lead the second annual Run4Salmon, a prayerful journey from San Francisco Bay to Mt. Shasta.
Run4Salmon
Images from the Winnemem Wintu Tribe’s recently completed two-week prayer journey from San Francisco Bay to the McCloud River, calling back their beloved Chinook Salmon—and reminding us that water is life.
The Crystal Clear New Age Dilemma
How can well-meaning people reconnect to nature in an authentic way that does no harm to indigenous cultures and their sacred places? It may be one of the key questions of our time. At the very start…
Feinstein Embarrassed on Shasta Dam
Secret negotiations are fascinating to behold, especially when the fate of a Native American tribe hangs in the balance, not to mention the California environment. The 2015 window is closing for…
Please Don’t Flood My Cathedral
I was having some fun last week writing a letter of protest to Senator Barbara Boxer with water scientist Peter Gleick and Winnemem Chief Caleen Sisk. Ideas and questions were flying back and forth…
Open Letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer
On October 29, 2015, the following letter was delivered to Senator Barbara Boxer. Led by Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk, an array of notable allies ask Senator Boxer to amend the California…
Shasta Dam Threatens Winnemem
California Senator Dianne Feinstein and the Westlands Water District are teaming up to deliver yet another wave of water wealth to corporate farmers and campaign contributors in central and southern…
U.S. Government Acts to Protect Sacred Sites
After joining a 500-year-long struggle, inspired every step of the way by the deep commitment of so many determined allies, it’s nice to watch the wheel of history turn — ever so slowly.
For the last 15 years, the Sacred Land Film Project has worked to improve U.S. government recognition and protection of Native American sacred places…