~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted: March 24, 2008

Mining Toxins Initiative
Sierra Nevada Mining’s Toxic Legacy Initiative

The widespread distribution of toxins associated with the Gold Rush, including mercury, arsenic and asbestos, constitutes the oldest and longest neglected environmental problem in the State of California.

Click here for downloadable reports.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted: October 8, 2007

Welcoming


Photograph taken by The Union newspaper: Spirit Runners completing the final 7+ rugged miles up river from Parks Bar, past Englebright dam, and to Salmon Ceremony at Bridgeport. A woman and men shared responsibility in carrying the Chinook salmon to the people.

The Union Article: Celebration of Culture
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Printable Version

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted: September 26, 2007

MEDIA INFORMATION

Members of the media are welcome to attend this public event. We ask that you kindly register at the Event Table when you arrive for your press packet and credential and for an orientation on the protocols of the event (including the prohibition on videotaping, recording or photographing any portion of the Salmon Ceremony).

For more information, contact the Calling Back the Salmon media spokespersons:
Michael Ben Ortiz, 530-277-3423 or Izzy Martin, 530-265-8454 x11

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted: September 7, 2007

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES : Calling Back the Salmon

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES : Indigenous Peoples Days

Email Notification

Please sign up by sending an email to bill@socialalliancenetwork.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Salmon Spirit

Photo: Steven Smith 2006

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted September 4, 2007

Four days of sacred ceremony, traditional drumming and dancing, contemporary native singing, panel discussions, feasting, healing and celebrating.

From the South Yuba River, site of the Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony, to the Tsi Akim Maidu Cultural Center, to Miners Foundry, all in or near Nevada City, California.

Native peoples from tribes throughout northern California and beyond.

Bringing together native and non native people to honor indigenous history and culture, to heal the wounds of this history, and to celebrate this culture.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, October 5th to Monday, October 8th, 2007

" Sunrise ceremonies Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
" Friday: Opening Ceremony, dedication of land to the Maidu
" Saturday: Traditional Ceremony, "Callling Back the Salmon"
" Sunday: A Day of Fun at Tsi Akim Maidu Cultural Center
" Monday: Indigenous Peoples Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sunday and Monday live on KVMR Community Radio, 89.5 FM / 105.1 FM, kvmr.org.

The entire event is open to the public. No drugs or alcohol.
Donations welcome; fee for Monday dinner.

Hosted by the Tsi Akim Maidu Tribe and the Colfax -Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe

For more information or to volunteer call
530-265-0711 or 274-7497

www.indigenouspeoplesdays.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~