Suhas Kakde talks about his family’s decision to donate 35 acres of land along the Little Miami River, so it can be preserved.

Laveena Wolf Lichtenfels and Thomas Lavergne share an oral history of the Shawnee people — how they were divided as Americans pushed them from their land, and how Chief Tecumseh took a stand when others wouldn’t. Lichtenfels and Lavergne, who are Shawnee, shared their stories with Hope Taft near the Old Shawnee Principle Village on the Little Miami River.

Producer Jason Reynolds brings a story about a bear named "Muggins" who was a famous roadside attraction in Greene County. And a warning, this story may be difficult for some listeners to hear.

We hear stories from Gary Etter about aquatic life on the river going back to the 1950s.

Gary Victor interviews Guy Jones of the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans.

WYSO Launches a new series called The River Speaks: An Oral History of the Little Miami River. Over the next six weeks, you’ll hear stories about the health of the river, its place in our local culture and history and the wildlife and the humans who’ve made the river their home.