#northern chumash

[macmanx]

More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S.

The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was nominated by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, who drove the effort for more than decade to protect the rugged coastline that is their historical homeland.

[dduane]

Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government. It marks a growing movement under the Biden administration to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were taken from them. “We’re still here, and so are the Indigenous people wherever you live,” says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, who led the campaign for the sanctuary. “Being able to address climate change, use traditional ecological knowledge, and participate in co-management is Indigenous peoples’ contribution to saving the planet.”

[follow-up-news]

More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was nominated by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, who drove the effort for more than a decade to protect the rugged coastline that is their historical homeland. Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government. It marks a growing movement under the Biden administration to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were taken from them.

[leohtttbriar]

More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was nominated by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, who drove the effort for more than decade to protect the rugged coastline that is their historical homeland. Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government. It marks a growing movement under the Biden administration to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were taken from them. “We’re still here, and so are the Indigenous people wherever you live,” says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, who led the campaign for the sanctuary. “Being able to address climate change, use traditional ecological knowledge, and participate in co-management is Indigenous peoples’ contribution to saving the planet.”

[flagwars]

Native American and First Nations Flag Wars: Round 1

This tournament focuses on the flags of indigenous groups of the United States and Canada in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month. Thank you to everyone for your submissions! I think this is going to be a fun tournament with some great flags!

Round 1:

1. Huu-ay-aht First Nations vs. Miccosukee vs. Mashantucket Pequot Tribe vs. Teslin Tlingit Council

2. Nez Perce vs. Pimicikamak Cree Nation vs. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians vs. Cahto

3. Anishinaabe vs. Clatsop vs. Métis vs. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington

4. Cherokee Peace Flag vs. Peguis First Nation vs. Haisla vs. Chief of the Secwépemc

5. Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Nation vs. Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe vs. Colorado River Indian Tribes vs. Nisga'a

6. Chinook Nation vs. Hopi Nation vs. Mi'kmaq (horizontal) vs. Pawnee Nation

7. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation vs. Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation vs. Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People vs. Tłı̨chǫ

8. Inuvialuit vs. Seminole Tribe of Florida vs. Mohawk Warrior Society vs. Eel Ground First Nation

9. American Indian Movement vs. Navajo vs. Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana

10. Secwépemc vs. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation vs. Arctic Athabaskan Council

11. Tahltan Nation vs. Blackfeet Nation vs. Musqueam

12. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians vs. Haudenosaunee/Iroquois vs. Poarch Band of Creek Indians

13. Haida vs. Piapot First Nation vs. Ninilchik

14. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami vs. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation vs. Arapaho

15. Mi'kmaq Nation vs. Lax Kw'alaams Band vs. Pascua Yaqui Tribe

16. Cherokee vs. Ute Indian Tribe vs. Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

[trans-axolotl]

any friends who are living in California--

The Northern Chumash Tribal Council is having an event tomorrow to celebrate the public comment period for Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, September 20th at 11am-3pm at Morro Rock Jetty Beach, on the south side of Morro Rock at the end of Coleman Rd.

This rally is a great way to learn more about the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, which is a really important initiative by the Chumash peoples to preserve the coastal ecosystems as well as protect important sacred sites. If you're not able to go, check out the website and sign up for the mailing list.

[mezzopieno-news]

Negli Stati Uniti, in California, la tribù Chumash ha raggiunto un risultato importante dopo nove anni di grande impegno: sarà il co-gestore del Santuario Marino Nazionale, una riserva di quasi 12.000 chilometri quadrati di acque costiere e offshore che si estende lungo 187.000 chilometri della costa centrale della California. Mai nella storia degli Usa era successo che venisse concessa la gestione di un’area protetta a una tribù di nativi.

Un traguardo storico importante che ha le sue radici nel 1969, anno a partire dal quale i Chumash hanno iniziato a sostenere la conservazione di questo ecosistema costiero che da sempre li ha accolti all’interno di un delicato equilibrio di coralli, alghe, squali, delfini, balene e foche. Per i Chumash il santuario non è solo la loro casa ma rappresenta soprattutto il loro legame con la propria storia: “Per preservare qualcosa, per proteggere qualcosa, le persone devono amarlo – ha dichiarato Violet Walker Sage, capo del Northern Chumash Tribal Council – e questo traguardo vuol dire darci l’opportunità di condividere le nostre storie e la nostra storia”. Il valore aggiunto rappresentato da questa co-gestione è dato dal fatto che adesso vi sarà l’opportunità di proteggere, gestire e tutelare in modo collaborativo le ricche risorse ecologiche e culturali dell’area, attingendo dalla conoscenza ecologica tribale generazionale, dai diversi input della comunità, e dalla ricerca accademica innovativa.

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Fonte: Chumash sancturay; foto di Pexels

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[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this EcoWatch story:

More than 116 miles of California’s stunning coastline is in the process of becoming designated as part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary — the third largest in the country.

The designation process reached a major milestone last week when the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the marine sanctuary was released.

Under the preferred alternative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Chumash Heritage Sanctuary would cover 4,543 square miles of offshore and coastal waters along more than 100 miles of the central coast of California, a press release from NOAA said.

“This is a huge moment for the Chumash People and all who have tirelessly supported our campaign over the years,” said Violet Sage Walker, Northern Chumash Tribal Council chairperson, in the press release. “My father, the late Chief Fred Collins, began the journey to protect these sacred waters 40 years ago, and we have been so proud to continue his work. I am delighted to celebrate his vision, today’s success, and the future of our People who will always be connected to past, present and future by this special stretch of coastline and the true magic its waters hold.”

The proposed sanctuary would become the 17th in the National Marine Sanctuary System, contributing to the Biden-Harris Administration’s America the Beautiful initiative. The initiative supports local conservation efforts to preserve and restore a minimum of 30 percent of the country’s lands and waters by the end of the decade.

[mcb3k]

Chumash tribe could help manage new marine sanctuary on California coast

The central California coast, with its rugged beaches and kelp forests, draws a lot of visitors for its scenic beauty. For the Chumash people, the coastline means a lot more. "Almost all the places people like to go to are our sacred sites," says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. "We've been going there and praying and doing ceremony there for 20,000 years." More than 7,000 square miles of ocean there could soon become the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. It could also make history as one of the first federal sanctuaries to be spearheaded by a Native American tribe, part of a growing movement to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were once theirs.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1192122040/chumash-tribe-california-marine-sanctuary

[gutsandeverything]

what cave wall is your banner from. also have you read claymore? i think you would like it

chumash rock art but this one in particular is taken from john linkoln's painting. i actually didn't know the origin of the png i found and now that i do i probably shouldn't have a white man's fanart of indigenous art as a banner pic. sorry

https://northernchumash.org/ways-to-give/ ← you can give money to the northern chumash tribal council

[rolandsgaard-castle]

Liste de mes cartes et de mes recherches MàJ le : 21/10/2023

Gold : / (Recherche Jewel, Magic, Stella, Hunter et Joker)

Silver : / (Starlight, Bella, Jewel, Twins)

Copper : / (Fiona, Friends forever, Jewel, Safire, Silas et Zargo)

Wise Warrior : Sorel, Raimondo (Cantaro, Djengis, Rubin, Medusa, Calato, Prince, Sun, Yasmin)

First Series : Shadow (Starfighter, Sunny, Bella, Fiona, Jewel)

Second Series : Toute les cartes basiques, toute les promos (Apuni, Sunny)

Northern Light : Balto, Conall, Star, Embarr, Lakehorse, Colour, Bella (Donn, Yasmin, Jewel, Fiona, Froya)

Mythologie/Ancient Light : Toutes (sauf Yasmin, Apollo, Balto, Bello, Fiona 68, An.Light Promo Serenity, Mirth, Generosity, Dreamer)

Lueurs Boréales : Toutes (sauf Bella, Chumash, Lakota, Chitimacha, Isleta, Miccosukee, Muscogee, Pauma, P1 à P11 et PS1)

Amis Magiques : Toutes (sauf Ceratos, Chitra, Cindra, Cioccola, Cordelia, Fiona, Giasa, Lillova, Madeja, Merowyn, Ondine, Petri, Savros, Thunder, Zephan P1, P2, P3, P4)

Baby Bella : Aegis, Amor/Venus, Apollo/Athena, Delight, Farfalla, Helia, Iceking/Nyx, Iceprince, Khrysor, Leonardo/Sarah, Mira, Moonbeam, Moonphantom, Moonsprite, Bellerophon, Pythia, Sunbeam, Addis, Bella, Bello/Bella, Beran/Rosebriar, Chromasia, Chryso/Sasha, Cirra, Embarr/Freja, Flame/Nike, Jewel, Mistral, Pavonne, Pegasus/Roxy, Summit, Wodan, Rimfaxe/Aurora (recherche toute les autres)

Trésors Fabuleux : Toutes (Sauf Sophie, Thunder, Starstone, P2 Lily)

Familles Royales : Toutes (Sauf Alina, Gracie, Spottie, Zephyros, P2 River)

Bal de Bella : Toutes les basiques, toutes les promos.

Sunflowers : Toutes les basiques et toutes les promos (Bella/Sara McDonald)

Moonfairies : Toutes les basiques et P1 Twilight (Sauf Anthea, P2 Woodlock)

Starlights : Toutes les basiques, P1 Daybreak (sauf P2 Odyssey)

Carnaval de Printemps : Toutes (sauf La Fanfare, P1 Honora, P2 Kona)

Summer Camp : Monument Bello & Bella, Monument Jewel, Monument Fiona, Esprit Volcan endormis, Esprit Volcan éveillé, Lightning, Ruskin, Ivenna/Myrfor, Esprits de l'été, Bella et Sara, Emma, Addis, Histoire feu de camps, Shamal, Ponderosa, Wildflower, Farah (recherche tout le reste + les promos)

Winter Festival : Elemyn, Frostfire, Gracie, Noel, Sleetmane, Starunna, Tinsel, Mistletoe et Holly, Silver, Esprit du Fjord, Jewel, Fiona, Chocolat des fées, Tannenbaum, Snowhorse (recherche tout + les promos)

Best of Bella Sara : Toutes (sauf P1 Cordelia et P2 Faxon)

Chibis Magiques : Toutes (recherche Ivenna, Myrfor, Pantheon, Mireldis, Snowdreamer et Starlight FR)

Herds of North of North : Ivenna et Myrfor, Styginmoor Castle, Colour, Feywind Castle, Parthamane Castle, Petalhome Castle, Valeryk Castle, Wildscape Castle, Mustang, Shanti, Fiona, Saturna, Starlight, Pantheon (recherche tout + promos P1, P2)

Promos des jeux, puzzle, peluches : / (recherche les 12)

Peluches, jouets, chibis bracelets : Fiona et Coral chibis (recherche peluche Fiona et Jewel, jouets divers Nyx et Iceprince, Fiona, Osage, Jewel, Mireldis et Moonphantom, Uranus, Valkrist, les poulains Moonbeam et Sunbeam chibis Pantheon et Jewel)

Mini figurines : Inupiat, Phoenix, Athena, Anemone, Misla, Fiona, Potawatomi, Kallista (recherche Seraphia, Walter, Amor, Colour, Apollo, Wasco, Rosebriar, Obrylin, Jewel, Osage, Pink Lady, Blossom, Venus, Chromasia)

[rabbitcruiser]

William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach, CA

William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach is located near the historic town of San Simeon along California State Route 1, in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It is named for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), whose family is closely associated with the area.

William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach is located in northern San Simeon, California, directly below historic Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo County. William Randolph Hearst State Beach, or "The Cove" as it is locally known, was the hub of trade and shipping in the area, which was once home to the Hearst family newspaper empire.

Before the 1800s the land was known to be inhabited by the Chumash. In the mid-1830s, Mission San Miguel was built and by the early 1850s a small Portuguese whaling village had been built on the peninsula jutting out into the sea. Over the course of ten years the small village managed to hunt down some 370 whales. Though records of what type of whales were not kept, it is assumed the majority of the whales were gray and humpbacks, as these are the whales that are commonly spotted in the area. This village was short-lived, because only ten years after it was built a severe drought caused the town to move to find fresh water.

George Hearst bought nearly 50,000 acres, establishing the ground work for his son William's empire. The Hearst family owned all the land as far as the eye could see from their castle until the early 1950s when the family donated a huge section of land to the state and sold miles of shoreline to be reserved for public use. The pier George Hearst built in the 1800s no longer exists, but a new one was built in the 1900s just a few hundred yards down the beach that now stands in its place. Today the beach is a California state beach.

Source: Wikipedia

[flagwars]

Flag Wars Bonus Round

[reasonsforhope]

"More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S.

The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people. It was nominated by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, who drove the effort for more than a decade to protect the rugged coastline that is their historical homeland.

Going forward, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area, who will advise the federal government. It marks a growing movement under the Biden administration to give tribes a say over the lands and waters that were taken from them.

“We’re still here, and so are the Indigenous people wherever you live,” says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, who led the campaign for the sanctuary. “Being able to address climate change, use traditional ecological knowledge, and participate in co-management is Indigenous peoples’ contribution to saving the planet.” ...

National marine sanctuaries are similar to a national forest on land. The new sanctuary will be protected from oil and gas drilling, as well as undersea mining, while fishing is still permitted. It also means more public outreach and monitoring for environmental impacts, something NOAA says is vital to understanding how the ecosystem is being affected by climate change...

The new sanctuary is home to a diverse marine ecosystem, where dense kelp forests support a broad array of life from sea otters to migrating whales. For Walker, the area is also home to many sacred sites dating back thousands of years, like the rocky cliffs known as Point Conception.

“It’s where we spiritually believe that all people leave this world into the next life,” she says. “They take their journey — whatever faith you are, whatever spirituality you have — and that area will be fully and forever protected. For my father, our ancestors, elders who have passed — I think they would be the most excited about that.” ...

“The historic designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary comes not a moment too soon,” says Congressman Salud Carbajal, who represents the area. “As our oceans and communities face unprecedented challenges from a changing marine environment, this new sanctuary comes at a critical time for our region.”

-via NPR, October 14, 2024

Finally - some good news!

[dontwarnthetadpoles]

I'm obsessed with the new Disney film Prey (minor spoilers to come) that has been released this month, to the point that i've already rewatched it many times for many reasons, but the most important is it's impossible for me to not interpret it as a passionate and long love letter to BtVS.

I know that the film is a new "opus" in the Predator franchise but the influence of Buffy is so much everywhere (she spent her time killing all kind of predators on BtVS), that this story could have been easily used to completely reboot my favourite vampire show, if the intent to resuscitate it was still in the air.

Let's be clear i'm not usually a fan of crossover, i saw the first Predator film but wasn't into it because there was no reason for me to bother with so much testosterone, when the Alien franchise offered me years before an heroine like Ellen Ripley.

But Prey is a new concept: i watched the gifs on Tumblr and was immediately and intensely attracted to the vibe of the film, without knowing anything about it.

The landscapes alone (the story takes place in the Northern Great Plains in North America in 1719 so a very wild and breathtaking environment, with seemingly endless sweep of prairies, forests and mountains) are to die for.

But it's really the cast that makes it worth: an ensemble cast of almost only native americans (Comanche people) with as main character a teen heroine (between 16 years old and 18 years old), named Naru and her amazing dog Sarii. They are both at the center of a story that focus on her fight to survive and to protect her community/tribe from a monster coming from space.

A predator looking constantly for new preys, acting with the strength and ferocity of a wild animal and the intelligence of a human hunter, while being also equipped with the most advanced technology (heat sensor, an unbreakable field that can cut heads and many more weapons).

The script shows very well Naru's progression: how she develops her real even solid hunting skills and tools that aren't, despite her training, enough to convince her tribe that she could be a hunter like her brother that everyone admires.

The plot is driven by the question of her ability to eventually come at the top of the chain of all the different kind of predators that the film presents. Will she convince her community that she has the capacity to lead them in the many other fights coming for survival, against the european settlers (and possibly more monsters from space), that are deliberately reducing drastically their habitat and their access to the food?

The most exciting part being how i can make connections with Buffy. This story was already more or less contained in the seasons 3 and 4 of the tv show.

It's like Buffy from the episode Helpless - the version of our heroine without supernatural powers but with better coordination than she had in the episode and still ressourceful - had met Beer Bad/cave Buffy for the fashion sense and they both become one and jumped into the world of Pangs.

But instead of fighting the Chumash people, she would be a part of them and would lead them to fight the colonial and patriarcal system of the white settlers (The Initiative) and the cyber monster half human/half demon that they created: Adam.

The monster of Prey The Predator has nothing in common with humanity, but he strangely reacts in very human way sometimes. And of course he shares with Adam the same physical strength, size and weight, same taste for evisceration with sharp blades and a deep need to hunt and be at the top of the food chain, if only to dominate (but not necessarily to eat).

The cherry on the top/the highlight of those endless parallels and patterns: the fact that season 4 is the season that introduced the first slayer Sineya, and brought Buffy to the roots of her power and how the line of slayers was created.

Naru is "born" (as a hunter) from fighting a demon/monster never seen before but unlike the first slayer she's not sacrificed, forced to take the demon blood and become one of them to equal its strength and kill it. Naru chooses to hunt/fight the monster as a part of a ritual that all the hunters of the tribe must follow to earn their place.

Taking the monster's blood in this scenario would be a sign of victory and social prestige (and it's the reason why she at first wanted" to hunt something that could hunt her" before her journey became a revenge tale against the white men and the monster).

Like i said if anyone wanted to reinvent the origin of the entire line of slayers, it couldn't have been a better beginning.

I didn't think it was possible to get me so hooked about a possible reboot but this film raised the stakes to a new level. All of sudden, i find myself wanting a new BtVS prequel (show or film). Desperately. And i'm even ready for a new cast, as long as it's as good as this one (i've seen criticism of Prey cast and all i have to say is that it's pure racism in my book: they totally own their part, and are more real and credible that you can dream them to be).

Prey really deserves by itself all the praise and hype it can get: it's probably the best action film of the year.

But for a Buffy fan, it's a gift and one so much more exciting because it came out of blue, is so completely unexpected. I didn't need a new obsession but i really needed this new obsession and now i need more of BtVS too.