Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Native: Suicide PreventionSeptember 27, 2017 | Chris RemingtonNative Americans have the highest suicide rates of any ethnic demographic nationwide and young Native Americans are at the greatest risk. Dr. Michael Yanuck and Tasha Norton explain what’s being done to address the crisis. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Native: Indigenous Communities And Environmental StewardshipAugust 16, 2017 | Chris RemingtonIndigenous communities in California are on the front lines in the major conservation movements across the state. We continue our California Native series with a conversation about environmental stewardship. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Native: Dahkota Brown On Passing Law Banning Racial MascotsJuly 26, 2017 | Chris RemingtonNative American activist Dahkota Brown shares the story of lobbying the California Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 30, the California Racial Mascots Act, which banned derogatory and offensive mascots in public schools in 2015. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez32nd Annual Sierra Storytelling FestivalJuly 20, 2017Johnny Moses joins to preview the 32nd Annual Sierra Storytelling Festival with tales from the Tulalip Native American tradition. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Native, A Look At The State's First PeopleJune 14, 2017Sacramento State professor of Native American History Khal Schneider and Director of the 5th Direction Calvin Hedrick kickstart the premiere of California Native, a monthly in-depth look at the history of California's indigenous people. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Mission Project Protests Help Spur ChangesMay 17, 2017 | Steve MilneFor decades, California kids have been building replicas of historic Spanish missions as part of the fourth-grade curriculum. But Native American community activists say the missions exploited indigenous people...and they want the project banned. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.