Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A love story of salmon, water and family that explores this deep connection for the Lummi people.
Despite wildfire smoke and a depleting fishery, Lummi families fish for sockeye salmon. The film, which explores the deep spiritual and cultural connection between the Lummi and salmon, lifts values of respect, gratitude and sharing as they are passed onto the next generation. Through the Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw, the Salmon People, we learn that protecting salmon and this lifeway is a full-time job.
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Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Despite wildfire smoke and a depleting fishery, Lummi families fish for sockeye salmon. The film, which explores the deep spiritual and cultural connection between the Lummi and salmon, lifts values of respect, gratitude and sharing as they are passed onto the next generation. Through the Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw, the Salmon People, we learn that protecting salmon and this lifeway is a full-time job.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTINA MCDUFFIE: Wild sockeye salmon, a mainstay for the Lummi tribe in Washington state.
- [Speaker] We used to fish actually all spring, summer, and fall.
The salmon were plentiful enough that they sustained us.
TINA: But now the wild salmon are dying out.
- [Speaker] These fish farms give our wild salmon lice, viruses.
- [Speaker 2] Now they're in trouble.
We need to help them survive.
TINA: Salmon People, preserving a way of life on Local, USA.
Scha'nexw Elhtal'nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life | Trailer
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A love story of salmon, water and family that explores this deep connection for the Lummi people. (1m 12s)
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