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Making Contact for May 19, 2009
9:30 PM - 10:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "The War Dance of the Winnemem Wintu"
The genocide of Native Americans was one of the largest mass killings in human history. Very few tribes survived and were able to maintain their languages and traditions, and for many, the threat to their culture continues even to this day. On this edition, Making Contact trainee producers Rachel Gelfand and Michael Preston bring us the story of the Winnemem Wintu, a small Indian tribe in Northern California, and tell the story of their struggle to prevent the flooding of the sacred land they have called home for centuries.
Featuring:
Caleen Sisk-Franco, Winnemem Wintu spiritual leader and chief; Mark Franco, Winnemem Wintu tribal headman and spokesperson; Jill Ward, Heleen Sisk and Sarah Haase, Winnemem Wintu tribal members; Debbie Davis, Environmental Justice Coalition water analyst; Jonas Minton, Planning and Conservation League water policy advisor for Sacramento; Sarah Woolf, Westlands Water District spokesperson.
As part of our commitment to train and air the work of young producers, this program was produced by Data Center interns Rachel Gelfand and Michael Preston. The Data Center received financial support from the Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation for this radio work.
For more information:
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland CA, 94612
510-286-8400
http://ejcw.org/contact_us/staff.html
Planning and Conservation League & PCL Foundation
1107 9th Street, Suite 360
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-444-8726
pclmail@pcl.org
www.pcl.org
Westlands Water District
Public Affairs Office
PO Box 6056
Fresno, CA 93703
559-241-6233
pubaffairs@westlandswater.org
www.westlandswater.org
Winnemem Wintu Tribe: The Long Journey to Justice
winnemem@msn.com
http://winnememwintu.us/
For Additional Information:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
feedback@ios.doi.gov
www.doi.gov/bia
California Department of Water Resources
1416 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-653-5791
http://www.water.ca.gov/
Data Center
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
510-835-4692
datacenter@datacenter.org
www.datacenter.org
Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-2841
http://www.gov.ca.gov
The Nature Conservancy
Worldwide Office
4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
703-841-5300
www.nature.org
U.S. Department of Reclamation
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
202-513-0574
www.usbr.gov
Other Articles and Books:
Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation
www.water.ca.gov/storage/shasta/index.cfm
Utilizing voices and perspectives rarely heard in media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics, the connections between local and global events, and creative possibilities for people to engage in hopeful democratic change. Supported by independent funding sources, Making Contact is free to explore corporate connections to national and international policies.
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