Tag: Native Americans
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Native nations and UC scientists join together in the climate fight
$7 million grant advances Indigenous and academic partnership Indigenous land-management strategies have been largely missing from modern attempts to combat the effects of devastating wildfires and worsening climate change in California. A new $7 million grant aims to change that. The grant project is being led by San Diego State University along with the Climate…
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Battle rages over ‘sweetheart deal’ between Trump administration and giant water district
Photo: 2014 photo of the San Luis Canal in Firebaugh. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Critics call it a “sweetheart deal” between the Trump administration and the Central Valley’s largest agricultural water district, and they claim it unfairly lines the pockets of major farm owners while imperiling California salmon and other fish species. For the…
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EPA accepts civil rights complaint by Tribes, environmental justice groups against State Water Board
Photo: The Run4Salmon prayer journey by the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, one of the complainants in the civil rights complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board, concluded on Aug. 5 with this closing ceremony at Muir Beach. Photo by Dan Bacher. Washington, D.C. — On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision accepting for investigation a…
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Reflections on Sovereign Water Rights in the Wake of Navajo Nation v Arizona
Credit: Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash As legal professionals, we have dedicated our lives to understanding, defending, and improving a system that has too often treated our communities and our people unfairly and unjustly. As indigenous people, we strive for the recognition and respect of our sovereignty, and we honor and pursue our responsibility…
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Yurok Tribe signs historic MOU to help salmon populations
Contributed photo: CalTrout Executive Director Curtis Knight, CalTrout Mount Shasta-Klamath Regional Director Damon Goodman, Andrew Hurlimann (current FDC president), Sam Thackarey (past FDC president), Yurok Vice Chairman Frankie Myers and Yurok Tribal Council Member Ryan Ray. The Yurok Tribe, CalTrout and Farmers Ditch Company recently signed an agreement that envisions a future where salmon populations…
