[Community Rights Network] water is on everyone's mind

[Beth Brenneman]

*I will definitely be there!!*  Beth b.


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Michael Dean <sfomikedean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Beth, (CC Jane) This message was sent to me BCC, I don't know who else got
> it. Did you get it? I'm going to this. Looks really great!
>
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> From: karinajoy <karinacotler at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM
> Subject: water is on everyone's mind
> To: Karina McAbee <karina at lcotler.com>
>
>
> Here's a water event in Ukiah, FYI:
>
>  2 April 19th -- Salmon and Sovereignty: Indigenous Perspectives on Wat<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mendocommunity-BB/conversations/topics/35813;_ylc=X3oDMTJzcDVuODRkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzExODE0NjA4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNDg0NgRtc2dJZAMzNTgxMwRzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxMzk2ODc3NjA0>
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> Sun Apr 6, 2014 6:47 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Will Parrish" illparrish<illparrish at yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20April%2019th%20--%20Salmon%20and%20Sovereignty%3A%20Indigenous%20Perspectives%20on%20Wat>
> [Please forward widely.]
>
> SALMON AND SOVEREIGNTY:
>
> Indigenous perspectives on water and cultural survival in California
>
> "We were born from water, we are of the water, and we fight to protect
> it."
> --Chief Caleen Sisk
>
> Retaining a concept of sovereignty based on deep ancestral ties with
> place,
> indigenous people are on the front lines of critical environmental
> battles everywhere. Their voices and actions are leading the way
> forward.
>
> Saturday, April 19th
> Start: 4:30pm
> Saturday Afternoon Clubhouse
>
> 107 S. Oak St., Ukiah
>
> $5-20 donation; no one turned away
> Proceeds will benefit the Winnemem Wintu tribe
> *Dinner will be provided*
>
> SPEAKERS:
>
> * Chief Caleen Sisk, Winnemem Wintu Tribe
> Strongly rooted in their traditional practices, the Winnemem Wintu of
> Northern
> California are engaged in ecological, cultural, and spiritual
> restoration, including bringing salmon back to their home river, the
> McCloud. Chief Sisk will speak about the tribe's struggle for survival
> and their current work of restoring natural water systems and stopping
> disastrous proposed megaprojects such as the Delta Twin Tunnels and the
> Shasta Dam raise that would flood large portions of sacred Winnemem
> land--for the second time.  Sisk is also an outspoken opponent of fracking.
>
> More info: http://winnememwintu.us/
>
> * Regional First Nations speakers
> A panel of three First Nations people will speak about their efforts to
> protect the Eel, Russian, and Clearlake basin watersheds, as part of their
> work to preserve, extend, and protect their traditional cultures.
>
> DANCING:
>
> * The Round Valley Feather Dancers:
> The Round Valley Feather Dancers travel throughout California performing
> at ceremonial gatherings.In 2010, the Feather Dancers helped lead a prayer
> ceremony at the Eel River to bring back the salmon, and for a return of
> water natural to this river system. It was the first time dances and
> ceremonies had  happened on the edge of the Eel in more than 100 years. The
> Round Valley Reservation is located
> between two tributaries of the Eel, the Middle Fork and the
> North Fork. The US federal government recognized the Round Valley
> Tribes' water and fishing rights under treaty in 1873. The Round Valley
> Tribes have experienced devastating economic and health-related hardships
> from the loss of salmon fisheries.  [
> http://roundvalleyfeatherdancers.webs.com/]
>
> FILM:
> "Dancing Salmon Home"
> An award-winning documentary chronicling the Winnemem Wintu tribe's
> remarkable journey to Maori territory in New Zealand to reunite with
> their salmon relatives after 70 years of separation.
> Film website: http://dancingsalmonhome.com/
>
> Facebook event page link (invite friends!):
> https://www.facebook.com/events/547492322034727/
>
> Event hosted by MendoIndigenous Solidarity[
> https://www.facebook.com/mendoindigenoussolidarity]
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