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.
Feds OK New Mercury Protections In California WatersJuly 18, 2017 | Steve MilneThe U.S. EPA has approved new safeguards to protect people from eating toxic fish caught in California waterways. Salmon and other fish that Native American tribes and others depend on for sustenance are often contaminated with mercury. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California NativeMission 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.
Health CareCalifornia to Open Two Native American Youth Treatment CentersAugust 3, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonTwo drug and alcohol treatment centers for Native American youth will open in Northern and Southern California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Native American Youth Rehab Center Planned Near DavisJune 20, 2016 | Steve MilneYolo County may soon have a drug and alcohol abuse treatment facility for Native American youth. Congress recently appropriated funding for construction of the project at a site north of Davis. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezA Native American Dark Opera Brings History To LifeMay 11, 2016Jack Kohler and Alan Wallace join us in the studio to talk about the production of Something Inside Is Broken and what motivated them to create this Hip Hop Native Rock Opera. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentEPA Funds California, Nevada Native Tribe Water ProjectsOctober 27, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing more than $30 million to California and Nevada native tribes for water quality and environmental restoration projects. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
