Maidu Summit Consortium says “Yes We Can”

April 23, 2009
Clara motioned that the Maidu Summit Consortium offer its full support to Bill Jacobsen and Tyrone Gore (Sierra Salmon Alliance) to continue their efforts for the consideration of Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs) in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re-licensing of the Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project (FERC 2266). The Summit authorizes the Sierra Salmon Alliance to speak on their behalf in this process. Ben seconded the motion. Four member organizations approved.

The Maidu Summit is a consortium of Mountain Maidu groups composed of two recognized rancherias (Greenville and Susanville), two petitioning tribes (Tsi’Akim and United Maidu Nation), three non-profit organizations (Tasmam Koyom Cultural Foundation, Maidu Cultural and Development Group, and Roundhouse Council), and two Indian organizations (Maiduk We’ye and Mountain Maidu Preservation Association).

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Agenda

The Agenda of Sierra Salmon Alliance:

SALMON PASSAGE
FERC RELICENSING LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY & TRIBAL COALITION BUILDING
YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
WATERSCAPE PLANNING
ENDANGERED NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION
HYDROPOWER REFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Alliances

Just because we are in the Sierra’s does not mean that tribal and community people can not participate. Our call is about
everyone. Every community has something to “call back,” that which has been lost. From prairie dogs to red-legged frogs, we can help each other.

We have drifted too far from Creator. It is time for all people, of all color, to acknowledge that we are people of the earth.
As we know this, we begin our collective walk toward meaning, toward sharing our unique gift of self, and realizing our highest vision of life.

Saving Sierra Salmon grows from a region on the map of the earth where people have joined together to share their voice
in the FERC relicensing process. We hope to connect our voice with your voice. Let us put a pin on the map of where we are, so that we may connect our collective vision.

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Yakima Tribe Reintroduces Salmon

Yakima Tribe Reintroduces Salmon

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Scientist discovers beavers building prime salmon habitat…

Scientist discovers beavers building prime salmon habitat...

A scientist goes looking for a shrub and discovers a nearly lost world of tidal beavers thriving in a rare habitat in the Skagit Delta. His discovery raises questions for salmon-recovery projects based on incomplete information — likened to a kind of ecological amnesia about what was here before.  more…

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DWR Retreat Presentation

DWR Presentation
Powerpoint Presentation presented in September 09 for DWR Staff Retreat.
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Microsoft Power Point Presentation [32.6 MB]

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Boom in Hydropower Pits Fish Against Climate

07.27.2009

Boom in Hydropower Pits Fish Against Climate

LA Times by Kim Murphy

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Big River by Arthur Smoky Jones

Big River, Big River, where do you come from and where do you go?

You give life to the people and all our bothers, the animals.

You bring Mahi, the Big One, and all his cousins.

You take the thirst from me and bathe me in your coolness.

You bring me the music of your womb and the water bug who dances for you.

You share your gift with all who come.

You know no boundaries for your course is set and no barrier is too big for you.

Your are as gentle as the deer and as ferocious as the grizzly.

My world is very small compared to yours.

So I ask, “Big River, where do you come from and where do you go?”

A person who prepares himself for Life and Death is a person who has looked about, and has learned the meaning of harmony.

by Arthur Smoky Jones (Sawom Majdy) Buckeye Man


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