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fromNew York Post
2 weeks agoCalifornia plots return of 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters to Indigenous tribes
When California became a state in 1850, officials signed 18 treaties setting aside millions of acres for tribal reservations. Congress killed the deals in secret after pressure from state leaders. Many tribes had already moved, trusting the promises. Now California wants to make good.
SF politics
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East Bay real estate
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks agoHow an Ohlone nonprofit quickly became one of the wealthiest Indigenous land trusts in the nation
Sogorea Te' Land Trust is removing 80+ years of asphalt from a Fourth Street parking lot to restore it as an Indigenous-controlled green space honoring Ohlone history and culture.
Mission District
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks agoTribal members to help shape Bay Area open space as historic Juristac lands are reclaimed by deal
The Amah Mutsun tribe successfully reclaimed Juristac, a sacred ancestral landscape near Gilroy, California, after community opposition halted mining plans and the Peninsula Open Space Trust purchased over 6,000 acres.
Agriculture
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks agoCalifornia pledges to open 7% of its land and waters to Indigenous tribes - a step toward healing a 175-year-old broken promise
California commits 7.5 million acres to tribal stewardship, fulfilling a 170-year-old federal promise while restoring indigenous land management practices and ecosystem health.
Online Community Development
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 year agoPowwows: Celebrating the culture and community of Indigenous people
The Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow brings together Indigenous communities from North Carolina's eight state and federally recognized tribes for cultural celebration, competition dancing, and traditional music.
fromKqed
1 month agoMaidu Tribe Returns to Its Roots of Ancestral Fire | KQED
The Maidu tribe of Butte County-Berry Creek, Mechoopda, Mooretown, Enterprise and Konkow Valley, come together to conduct CAL-TREX prescribed burn training to relearn how to put helpful fire back on their native lands that have been devastated by recent catastrophic wildfires. Organizers say the training camp is designed to help restore fire-scarred lands and people. While other Northern California tribes have been reintroducing cultural fire for decades,
California
fromReadWrite
1 month agoCalifornia approves stricter cardroom gaming rules
"These regulations are an important step in combating unscrupulous and illegal gaming in California," CNIGA Chairman James Siva said in a statement sent to ReadWrite. "The regulations further clarify that games and practices employed by commercial card rooms are indeed prohibited under California law. Running a business contrary to that law is an illicit business, period. We hope that Department of Justice will now enforce these regulations so California can ensure a well-regulated gaming industry that is safe for consumers."
California
fromThe New Yorker
2 months agoEaster Island and the Allure of "Lost Civilizations"
Finding out what actually happened in the deep past can be a slog, so when ancient history is packaged as mystery-spine-tingling but solvable-it's hard to resist. Who doesn't want to know how a lost civilization got lost, or where it might be hiding? The trouble is that what gets touted as a lost civilization often turns out to have been there all along.
fromKqed
2 months agoMaidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills | KQED
Before burning the meadow, Herrera urged everyone to think about those who would gather materials in the coming months. "It's going to be a place where our people can gather food, fibers and medicines," she said. "We want to make sure all of that stuff stays really clean." Basket weavers often hold materials in their mouths, and it's long been a challenge to find plants free of fuel or herbicides. Here, the tribe can tend its garden as it chooses.
Environment
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