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Tag Archives: Yurok
Double standards: How white bureaucracy ramps up when Native Americans are involved
It’s often been said that the most powerful people in government are not the leaders, but the low-level bureaucrats that actually run government programs and implement the law. In a settler colonial society dominated by implicit white supremacy – the … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts
Tagged bias, bureaucracy, certification, chumash, double standard, EPA, grant program, grants, indigenous, oil spill, prejudice, Refugio, response, sovereignty, tribes, unconscious bias, Yurok
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Not always but mostly: Native Americans living in harmony with nature
It’s often said that Native Americans have always lived in harmony with nature, understanding how to live sustainably with Mother Earth. This is partially a myth, but one that we embrace, because it is very much our goal today to … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts
Tagged buffalo, climate, columbia, harmony with nature, Karuk, manifest destiny, Mother Earth, native americans, noble savage, restoration, Yurok
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Movie review: “From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A reporter’s journey”
In 1973, Kevin McKiernan was a young white photographer from Minneapolis looking for a job. When AIM took over Wounded Knee, he headed to South Dakota and managed to get a press pass. When the US military excluded all media … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts
Tagged "from wounded knee to standing rock", aim, Anna Mae, Aquash, documentary, FBI, film, Leonard Peltier, McKiernan, movie, Oglala, Standing Rock, Wounded Knee, Yurok
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Yurok set to restore condors in California
A great example (and there are many) of a tribe restoring our natural world. California Condors Could Soon Soar Above the Redwoods Again Thanks to One Local Tribe For more than a decade the Yurok Tribe has been pushing to … Continue reading
A Dead Hawk-Owl, Native Americans, and Bird Conservation
On December 30, 2015, Dan Waggoner, a bird-watcher, discovered a Northern Hawk-Owl near Brewster, Washington, on the Colville Reservation. A charismatic bird, and very rare south of Canada, the news spread on social media, resulting in a steady flow of … Continue reading
Posted in news, Uncategorized
Tagged brewster, colville, condor, ebird, etiquette, first nations, hawk-owl, hooper bay, indians, kokechik, MBTA, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, native americans, reservation, restoration, seabird youth network, Yurok
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“Operation Yurok”: Saving Salmon from Pot Farms
Press release from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife: July 20, 2015 CDFW, Partner Agencies Conclude Operation Yurok in Humboldt County Marijuana Eradication Effort Focused on Misuse of Water and Habitat Officers from the California Department of Fish and … Continue reading
Pot Farms and Reservations
Last week the Tule River Reservation outside of Porterville, California combined with state and federal agencies to conduct a massive raid on four large pot farms on their reservation. The “pot grows”, as they are known in California, were causing … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged #potfarm, coho, fisher, Hoopa, Indian reservations, marijuana, pot, Round Valley, salmon, Tule River, Yurok
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