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California Marine Sanctuaries Face Threats of New Trump-Backed Offshore Oil Leases

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After years trying to realize her father’s dream of designating a 4,543-square-mile expanse of California’s coast and ocean waters as the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, Violet Sage Walker said she is disappointed with the direction the sanctuary’s leaders are taking amid the Trump administration’s threats to open areas for new offshore oil and gas leases. 

“It’s unfortunate that the federal partners and NOAA … are considering prohibited items within the marine sanctuary and protected areas, but it’s not surprising considering what they’ve just recently done, opening up commercial fishing in the Hawaii sanctuaries and protected areas,” Walker, the chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, told Inside Climate News. She nominated the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary in 2015.…Continue readingCalifornia Marine Sanctuaries Face Threats of New Trump-Backed Offshore Oil Leases

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Canada’s Supreme Court won’t hear Wolastoqey appeal of Aboriginal title ruling

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This article is originally published at: Supreme Court won’t hear Wolastoqey appeal of Aboriginal title ruling | CBC News

Private industrial forest land in New Brunswick will remain excluded from an ownership claim by Wolastoqey First Nations after the Supreme Court of Canada turned down an application to hear the case.

It means the New Brunswick Court of Appeal’s ruling from last December is the final word on the issue.…Continue readingCanada’s Supreme Court won’t hear Wolastoqey appeal of Aboriginal title ruling

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O que é marco temporal e quais são os argumentos favoráveis e contrários

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Fonte: Agência Câmara de Notícias https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/966618-o-que-e-marco-temporal-e-quais-os-argumentos-favoraveis-e-contrarios Julgamento do STF sobre demarcação de terras indígenas foi suspenso em 2021 e será retomado em 7 de junho 29/05/2023 – 12:54   Definição…Continue readingO que é marco temporal e quais são os argumentos favoráveis e contrários

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A Brief History of California’s First Peoples from the Pacific Region’s Office of Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Dept of the Interior)

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Sources: https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices/pacific/who-we-are 18 treaties were signed by members of California Indian tribes and any one of three Treaty Commissioners whose appointments had been authorized by President Fillmore and the United…Continue readingA Brief History of California’s First Peoples from the Pacific Region’s Office of Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Dept of the Interior)

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The All Pueblo Council of Governors to Travel to Washington to Advocate for Preservation of the Chaco Canyon Sacred Landscape

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Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/the-all-pueblo-council-of-governors-to-travel-to-washington-to-advocate-for-preservation-of-the-chaco-canyon-sacred-landscape BY LEVI RICKERT  SEPTEMBER 09, 2023 The All Pueblo Council of Governors (APCG) that represents 20 Pueblos is sending a delegation to Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 11, 2023, to…Continue readingThe All Pueblo Council of Governors to Travel to Washington to Advocate for Preservation of the Chaco Canyon Sacred Landscape

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LA officials announce ‘Indigenous LAnd Initiative’ to address past wrongdoings

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BY CITY NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES PUBLISHED 1:00 PM PT OCT. 11, 2021 Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/human-interest/2021/10/11/los-angeles-to-drop-father-junipero-serra-name-from-park#:~:text=The%20initiative%20will%20rename%20landmarks,spaces%20to%20practice%20traditional%20ceremonies. LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As part of Los Angeles’ work to reckon with mistakes and wrongdoings in the…Continue readingLA officials announce ‘Indigenous LAnd Initiative’ to address past wrongdoings

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