Source: IndyBay.org by Dan Bacher The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA), responding to a Brown administration announcement that water supplies from South Delta pumping facilities have been cut significantly to protect Delta smelt, reminded the public and government officials that pumping restrictions are just as much about salmon as they are about Delta smelt. As [...]
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Indian Self Determination
Please, help us promote the establishment of a “Statewide Agreement” to provide for Indian Self Determination (see IFLAA Slide Show) Also if your Tribe or Tribal Organization hasn’t updated its contact list recently, please update and e-mail to vanessia.jordan@yahoo.com. a_IFLAA Slide Show – Indian Self Determination Rules BIA Forestry Service Providers in the Pacific Region
UC Berkeley Indian Law Conference Sep 27-28:
A few years before his untimely death the renowned Indian law scholar Phillip Frickey delivered a lecture at the University of Kansas citing the “failure of scholarship in federal Indian law” to “grapple with the law on the ground in Indian country” or to educate a judiciary that has little knowledge of Native culture. In [...]
You are invited … Native Lands and Wilderness Council
CIWC encourages Tribal participation to learn and partner with experienced land conservation groups. You are invited … Native Lands and Wilderness Council 2012 Regional Gathering Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness Salish Kootenai College – Pablo, Montana Flathead Indian Reservation September 5-7, 2012 Hosted by Confederated Salish [...]
Salazar admits peripheral canal could lead to more water exports
by Dan Bacher Wednesday Sep 21st, 2011 7:34 PM While claiming that Delta advocates’ fears that the BDCP is a “water grab” were “unfounded,” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar admitted that the “flexibility” of the new conveyance could lead to greater exports, in other words, to a “water grab!” If this isn’t a classic case of [...]
Governor Brown Establishes Tribal Advisor
Governor Brown Establishes Tribal Advisor to Strengthen Communication, Collaboration with California’s Native American Tribes SACRAMENTO – In order to strengthen communication and collaboration between California state government and Native American Tribes, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an Executive Order establishing the position of Governor’s Tribal Advisor in the Office of the Governor. This [...]
Elwha River Restoration and Dam Removal Ceremony Simulcast
This Saturday, September 17th, 2011, marks a truly historic event for wild salmon and river communities: the largest river restoration project to date with the removal of the two Elwha River dams on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Join us in celebrating this momentous occassion by watching the ceremony online: http://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/1949
CSPA, Winnemem Wintu sue Westlands over contract renewals
by Dan Bacher The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River Association and Winnemem Wintu Tribe have filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District and its two water distribution districts over the renewal of six interim water service contracts. The action, filed 25 August 2011, [...]
Spoil – Documentary on Spirit Bear water & forests
Spoil – Documentary on the Great Bear Rainforests under threat by DIRTY TARSANDS / OILSANDS 44 Minute Movie
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force | The White House http://1.usa.gov/jNo0nb Climate Change Adaptation Task Force On October 14, 2010, the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, co-chaired by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released its interagency report outlining recommendations [...]
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