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DESCRIPTION:South Bay Indigenous Solidarity and First Unitarian Church of San Jose are 
 hosting a panel discussion on Juristac, the sacred land of the Amah Mutsun 
 Tribal Band, threatened with a proposed gravel pit. Three Bay Area experts 
 will discuss the culture and ecology of this sensitive area. Please join us 
 for this free event. \n\nOur panel consists of Valentin Lopez, Chair of the 
 Amah Mutsun Tribal Band; Alice Kaufman of Green Foothills, and conservation 
 ecologist Dr. Stuart Weiss.The panel will cover Juristac’s cultural and 
 spiritual significance, conservation and open space values, and the 
 untouched ecology of this 6500 acre critical wildlife corridor and 
 watershed.\n\nJuristac is considered the most sacred ceremonial site of the 
 Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.  In Amah Mutsun tradition, it is a site equivalent 
 in importance to any of the great religious pilgrimage sites of the world. 
 It is the land in which their spiritual leader, Kuksui, dwells.  The area 
 was also a place of refuge for the ancestors of Amah Mutsun during and 
 after the Mission Period.  Pre-contact cultural and burial sites exist in 
 the vicinity.\n\nCovering 6,500 acres of hills, wetlands, creeks and 
 meadows, this area is home to numerous habitats and and native species.  
 Juristac is ecologically unique and environmentally sensitive.  It sits at 
 the nexus of the only wildlife corridor to connect the Santa Cruz, Diablo, 
 and Gavilan Mountain ranges.  It is home to endangered and threatened 
 species and unique habitats for some of them. Its creeks empty into the 
 Pajaro River, deemed America’s Most Threatened River as recently as 
 2006.\n\nWe must protect this sacred area and stop an industrial complex 
 from being built here. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827133.php
SUMMARY:The Culture and Ecology of Juristac, A Community Panel Discussion
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church of San Jose\n160 North Third Street, San Jose CA 
 95112
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827133.php
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