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DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Native Americans, including direct descendants of the 
 Pomo peoples who once populated the Little Lake Valley (Mendocino Co.) 
 where Caltrans is currently building an oversized freeway bypass, will join 
 environmental groups and AIM  to protest the desecration of archaeological 
 sites and destruction of wetlands. \nThe protest will be at the SF office 
 of the Army Corps of Engineers at noon. \n\nThe Army Corps as the 
 permitting agency, has the authority to down-size the project, sparing both 
 wetlands and many archaeological sites.  Instead, they have stone-walled 
 the Pomo representatives’ attempts to engage in government-to-government 
 consultations.\n\nScores of protests at the construction site in Willits 
 have included over 50 civil disobedience arrests, but Caltrans continues to 
 violate permits, the law and all good sense. Some archaeological sites have 
 been documented and fenced off by Caltrans, but are still slated to be 
 destroyed by being permanently graded and buried under the bypass as 
 currently designed, and more are “discovered by bulldozer” all the 
 time.\n\nThe Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ Resolution for 
 government consultation can be found at 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/07/14/18758603.php \nOver 30 
 additional sites and more than 100 artifacts have been identified since 
 bypass construction began. One site is thought to be the ancient village 
 site of Yami. After initial assurances that construction on this large, 
 known site would be avoided, Caltrans destroyed the village completely in 
 the summer of 2013. Equipment operators did not stop work and did not 
 notify the Tribes, as required by law. Caltrans admitted the destruction 
 months later, calling it "accidental” and blaming faulty maps. The Army 
 Corps has the authority and responsibility to stop this, and rein in 
 Caltrans.\nPlease join us Nov. 18 and tell your friends.\n \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/11/06/18763858.php
SUMMARY:Join Pomo Indians, AIM, & Earth Defenders for a Protest in SF
LOCATION:Army Corps of Engineers, 1455 Market St., San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/11/06/18763858.php
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