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Premieres Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. Lawrence. A family is blindsided when animal activists target their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village - a hunt that feeds the community through winter. Also included is the short film "Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go." Exploring the field of "climate psychology," this is a candid and comedic self-portrait in which the filmmaker turns the camera on herself and goes in search of a cure for her crippling climate anxiety.

The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) will host the 35th annual Balboa Park Pow Wow on May 13 and 14, 2023, from 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., at the corner of Park Blvd. and President’s Way, San Diego, CA. The Pow Wow is a celebration and showcase of Native American culture and traditions. Native singers, drummers, and dancers in their beautiful regalia from throughout the Southwest will gather in Balboa Park to practice their traditions and you’re invited to come and celebrate with us. Pow Wow’s are a spiritual experience for American Indians and an opportunity to preserve and pass on the customs and traditions which keep our Native heritage alive. Randy Edmonds will serve as the event emcee, and each day, the Pow Wow will showcase traditional activities such as Kumeyaay Bird Singing, Gourd Dancing, Inter-Tribal Dancing, and Honoring of community leaders. At this year’s event, Todd Gloria, San Diego Mayor and member of the Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will speak on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. To follow at 3:00 p.m., the event will honor Dr. Anthony R. Pico, former chairman of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, for his service to the Kumeyaay Nation, and for being a strong voice for self-reliance, economic development and diversification within the Native community on state and national levels. Sunday will be dedicated to honoring Mother’s Day. San Diego American Indian Health Center promotes excellence in health care with respect for custom and tradition with the goal to reduce the significant health disparities San Diego’s Urban American Indian and under-served populations by improving the excellence of care, resulting in increased life expectancy and improved quality of life. We are a community health center who welcomes and offers services to everyone in need of quality care. To learn more about volunteering, vendor information, donations, or other general information, contact Paula Brim at (858) 442-5033 or paula.brim@sdaihc.org.

To fight the skyrocketing cost of insulin, California is using multiple tactics, including making its own generic versions.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose funeral is Tuesday, is being remembered as a Supreme Court trailblazer. After retiring from the bench in 2006, she worked to expand civics education in schools.

Join us for our brand new event: Stories of Us! Little ones and their families are invited to experience the richness of San Diego's diversity through storytimes, musical presentations, or hands-on activities with local community members to create meaningful discussions and insights into the many cultures they may encounter in their lives. Learn the stories of San Diego's Indigenous people with 'ataaxum Pomkwaan. Families will enjoy the Kumeyaay story, The Acorn Maidens, and an interactive acorn game, Chiwxat. Included with Museum admission. No registration required.

Russia recruits Nepali men with promises of citizenship and enticing wages. But after news of at least 10 Nepali troops killed, Nepal's government and families want to bring their soldiers home.

The Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival runs Thursday, April 13 through Sunday, April 16, in Hollywood

Officials say a new child care center on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar will help with long waitlists — as long as they can fully staff it.

While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March, the gap between the two has been narrowing.

The state could be the last stand for Republicans who don't want Donald Trump to be their nominee again. There likely won't be another opportunity with such a moderate Republican electorate.