In Nevada City, California, the Gold Rush trampled the salmon, the Yuba River watershed, and the Tsi-Akim Maidu people who depended on those ecosystems for survival. The toxic legacy lives on today, uniting natives and non-natives in solving environmental problems and healing relations. In this two part documentary, Estrella Acosta takes us to the heart of Northern California Gold country and tells us the story of the Tsi-Akim Maiudu's efforts to recover from near annihilation.
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In Nevada City, California, the Gold Rush trampled the salmon, the Yuba River watershed, and the Tsi-Akim Maidu people who depended on those ecosystems for survival. The toxic legacy lives on today, uniting natives and non-natives in solving environmental problems and healing relations. In this two part documentary, Estrella Acosta takes us to the heart of Northern California Gold country and tells us the story of the Tsi-Akim Maiudu's efforts to recover from near annihilation.
Broadcast History
This piece had its debut on November 23rd and 24th, 2009 on KVMRfm in Nevada City, California. It was also played in an old-fashioned radio theatre atmoshphere at the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival also in Nevada City, California on January 15th. The airing was followed by a live Q & A panel with tribal members featured in the documentary.
Timing and Cues
This is a two part program designed to be played consecutively. Segment 1 is BGM, Blood & Gold and is 29 minutes long with an outtro at 27:52. Segment 2 is BGM, Healing and is 29 minutes long with an outtro at 27:55. If the pieces are played back to back they must have a station break and host orientation in between.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Segment 1: BGM, Blood & Gold: "In Nevada City California, the Gold Rush trampled, the salmon, the Yuba River watershed, and the Tsi-Akim Maidu [Chai Awkum My-doo] people who depended on those ecosystems for survival. The toxic legacy lives on today uniting natives and non-natives in solving environmental problems and healing relations. Now, the Gold Rush is long over and the community is rallying to restore the health of the river and bring back the salmon. In a two part series, Estrella Acosta [E-strey-uh Ah-Coast-uh] takes us to the heart of Northern California Gold Country and tells us the story of the Tsi-Akim Maidu's [Chai Awkum My-doo] efforts to recover from near annihilation.
Segment 2, BGM, Healing: "In episode one of Blood, Gold, and Medicine: Healing Maidu Country, Estrella Acosta [E-strey-uh Ah-Coast-uh] looked at the genocide of Northern California's Maidu people. Maidu country was ground zero of California's 1849 Gold Rush. Mining operations and settlements devastated the mountains, rivers, marshlands and ecosystems that had supported Maidu Culture for 10,000 years. In this episode we see how the Tsi-Akim Maidu [Chai Awkum My-doo] are engaging the non-native community to share the burden of the healing process. The Yuba River and the salmon that once ran there have become a rallying point for native and non-native people, bridging significant cultural differences and healing old, deep wounds.
OUTRO:Additional Credits
co-producer, Brian Bahouth
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