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In Between Worlds

Amidst climate chaos, the Winnemem Wintu—a tiny California tribe—fights to keep a sacred promise to return their ancestral winter-run Chinook salmon to the waters of California, even as salmon runs across the world are collapsing.

After decades of struggle and resistance, in 2004, the tribe rediscovered the genetic descendants of their salmon halfway across the world in the glacier-fed waters of Aotearoa New Zealand. This astonishing fact was foretold by a Winnemem Wintu prophecy and confirmed by genetic testing.

Now, Chief Caleen Sisk must pass on the sacred responsibility of speaking up for the salmon to the next generation of young leaders as they work to bring together two indigenous nations (The Winnemem Wintu and Kāi Tahu Māori), two governments (United States and New Zealand), and two species (humans and salmon).

This isn’t a story about a fish. It’s a story about returning home.

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  • Yes, your donation to ICO, a charitable, tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, are tax-deductible.

  • Your donation goes to Indian Cultural Organization, a tribal non-profit lead by Chief Caleen Sisk. Indian Cultural Organization is a multi-generational, tribally-led, non-profit incorporated by Caleen Sisk and Maude Rogers-Nightingale in 1983. ICO prioritizes youth participation in projects to support Winnemem Wintu cultural resilience.

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