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In the America's with David Yetman

Hosted by research social scientist David Yetman, explore the landscapes, peoples and history of North and South America — from the coldest towns in Canada to the tropical islands of the Caribbean.

Imperiled Refuges: Islets in the Sea of Cortés

26m 46s

Islands and waters of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California are refuges for sea creatures, still reliant on decreasing fish stocks and beset with the uncertainties of climate change.

Episodes

  • Imperiled Refuges: Islets in the Sea of Cortés: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Imperiled Refuges: Islets in the Sea of Cortés

    S11 E1110 - 26m 46s

    Islands and waters of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California are refuges for sea creatures, still reliant on decreasing fish stocks and beset with the uncertainties of climate change.

  • The Mississippi River Program: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Mississippi River Program

    S11 E1109 - 26m 46s

    The Mississippi is the largest river in North America and the most destructive of human works, presenting an epic challenge for the Army Corps of Engineers around New Orleans.

  • Kraho: Enduring People of Brazil’s Plateau: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Kraho: Enduring People of Brazil’s Plateau

    S11 E1108 - 26m 46s

    The Krahó people of Brazil’s plateau country survive on their traditional lands where they maintain their culture and their ancient ways in the nation’s largest Indian reservation.

  • Brasilia and Chapada Dos Veadeiros: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brasilia and Chapada Dos Veadeiros

    S11 E1107 - 26m 46s

    Brazil’s capital city, far removed from the Amazon, sits on a plateau that is also home to home rugged cliffs, streams, and waterfalls, indigenous communities, homesteads of pioneering families, and habitats found in these mountains and nowhere else.

  • Puerto Rico: The Colony and its Emergence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Puerto Rico: The Colony and its Emergence

    S11 E1106 - 26m 46s

    Though Puerto Rico is part of the United States, its colonial history, its distinct culture, and its tropical Caribbean setting make it decidedly different from the upper states.

  • Turquoise in the Southwest: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Turquoise in the Southwest

    S11 E1105 - 26m 46s

    For millennia, turquoise has been the gemstone of choice for jewelers of the Southwest, a tradition that continues, even as the sources dwindle.

  • Popolocas and Their Heritage in Mexico: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Popolocas and Their Heritage in Mexico

    S11 E1103 - 26m 46s

    For many centuries, Popolocas of southern Mexico, persisted in the shadow of their Aztec conquerors, a tradition that continues in their desert environment.

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