When Mountains Are Gods




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Summary: If you look at a mountain, you might see a skiing destination, a climbing challenge, or even a source of timber to be logged or ore to be mined. But there was a time when mountains were sacred. In some places, they still are. What changes when you think of a mountain not as a giant accumulation of natural resources, but as a living being? Today’s show is part of our project on kinship with the more-than-human world — produced in collaboration with the Center for Humans and Nature, and with support from the Kalliopeia Foundation. You’ll find more information about the project at <a href="http://ttbook.org/kinship" target="_blank">ttbook.org/kinship</a> and <a href="http://humansandnature.org" target="_blank">humansandnature.org</a>. Original Air Date: July 24, 2021 Guests: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/john-hausdoerffer" target="_blank">John Hausdoerffer</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/regina-lopez-whiteskunk" target="_blank">Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/david-hinton" target="_blank">David Hinton</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/lisa-maria-madera" target="_blank">Lisa Maria Madera</a> Interviews In This Hour: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/what-do-you-owe-mountains-around-you" target="_blank">What Do You Owe The Mountains Around You? </a>— <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/these-are-live-active-places-ute-activist-fights-save-bears-ears-national-monument" target="_blank">'These Are Live, Active Places': A Ute Activist Fights To Save The Bears Ears National Monument</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/poet-finds-life-lessons-hunger-mountain" target="_blank">A Poet Finds Life Lessons on Hunger Mountain </a>— <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/i-was-born-volcanoes" target="_blank">'I Was Born To Volcanoes'</a>