Tribal Hunting with the Pit River Peoples -
tending nature

The industrialized production of our 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. This episode explores how 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.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 41 seconds

Episode Number: 1003

About Tending Nature:

TENDING NATURE shines a light on the environmental knowledge of indigenous peoples across California by exploring how the state's Native peoples have actively shaped and tended the land for millennia, in the process developing a deep understanding of plant and animal life.

The series examines how humans are necessary to live in balance with nature and how traditional practices can inspire a new generation of Californians.

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