Native Americans Protest To Protect Traditions And Culture

Native Americans Protest To Protect Traditions And Culture

On Saturday Sept. 21, 2013, the Winnemen Wintu Tribe of Mt. Shasta, along with members of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, protested the proposed raising of Lake Shasta Dam by the federal government. They also protested Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed peripheral tunnel project that could have catostophic consequences if built in California's earthquake-prone lands.

The proposed Shasta Dam raise would provide the infrastructure to store and send more water to the South State for agribusiness and fracking.This water grab on behalf of agribusiness and the oil Industry would further damage the ecosystems of the North Coast rivers and contaminate the natural pristine water being shipped to the Central Valley and Southern California.

This water grab is an assault on the Native Tribes' cultural land base and world views. The survival of the salmon, the survival of the rivers and the spiritual well being of the traditional native people of Northern California is what is at stake here.