Bills Gov. Newsom vetoed | Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe | Preserving the Nisenan language | CapRadio Reads discusses “All We Can Save” climate movement anthology
Summary: <p>The bills that the governor vetoed become new state laws. Also, learning about the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe. One tribal member joins us with their journey to preserve the native language. Finally, CapRadio’s Donna Apidone shares her interview with the author of “All We Can Save,” a women-penned anthology of the climate movement.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CalMatters Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://calmatters.org/author/laurel-rosenhall/" target="_blank">Laurel Rosenhall</a></strong> explains the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2021/10/california-bills-newsom-vetoes/" target="_blank">bills that Gov. Newsom blocked</a> from becoming new state laws. </li> <li> <strong>Shelly Covert</strong>, Spokesperson for the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nevadacityrancheria.org/" target="_blank">Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe</a> and Executive Director of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chirpca.org/" target="_blank">California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project</a> (CHIRP), discusses why the tribe is still fighting to restore federal recognition. </li> <li>Nisenan-descendant <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2021/10/11/video-as-the-nisenan-language-disappears-an-artist-in-colfax-works-to-preserve-it/" target="_blank">Alan Wallace</a></strong> on working to preserve the language, which has been disappearing, with only one living documented Nisenan speaker. </li> <li>CapRadio’s <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/donna-apidone/" target="_blank">Donna Apidone</a></strong> discusses “All We Can Save,” an anthology about the environment and brings us parts of her conversation with Abigail Dillen, the president of Earthjustice, a law organization specializing in large environment cases. Dillen is one of the 60 women who wrote essays and poetry for the book.</li> </ul>
