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DESCRIPTION:Amah Mutsun Tribal Band: History and Current Efforts to Steward Ancestral 
 Lands\n\nThursday, December 2, 6:30 pm. Open to the public via 
 Zoom.\n\nJoin Amah Mutsun Tribal Chair Valentin Lopez for a special 
 hour-long presentation that will include Tribal history, and ongoing Tribal 
 efforts to steward its Ancestral Lands. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is 
 composed of descendants from those who were taken to Mission San Juan 
 Bautista and Mission Santa Cruz. Much of the southern portion of Santa 
 Clara County is part of the Tribe's Ancestral Territory. Tribal Ancestors 
 faced overt waves of genocide and forced land appropriation. By the turn of 
 the 20th century, nearly 98% of the Indigenous population of the region had 
 been wiped out.\n\nJuristac is the most important ceremonial site for the 
 Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Juristac's boundaries stretch from Santa Clara 
 County, into San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. Aside from 
 Juristac's religious and cultural importance, the land is a critical part 
 of the region's ecology. It provides unique habitats for threatened 
 species, it is located on the banks of the Pajaro River, and it is the 
 center of the only wildlife corridor to connect otherwise isolated animal 
 populations in the Santa Cruz, Gavilan, and Diablo Mountain Ranges.\n\nThe 
 media have dubbed Juristac as 'Silicon Valley's version of Standing Rock'. 
 Juristac is threatened by ongoing oil production, ongoing construction 
 activities, and by a proposal for a massive open-pit mine. The draft 
 environmental impact report for this open-pit mine is due to be released in 
 the near future. And the Tribe is working with many groups and residents to 
 oppose the creation of the mine. The Santa Clara Democratic Party, the 
 Santa Cruz Democratic Party, CDP Region 7, and the California Democratic 
 Party at the state level have all passed resolutions to oppose the creation 
 of that mine. Please consider attending this meeting, and learn what you 
 can do to act in solidarity with the Tribe.\n\nRegister in advance for this 
 free event, open to members and non-members alike.\nThe zoom room opens at 
 6:00 pm and the meeting begins at 6:30 
 pm.\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtdO6tqj0sE9wvvfugmcm0cx6o7_hEFKwV\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/11/26/18846457.php
SUMMARY:Amah Mutsun Tribal Band: History and Current Efforts to Steward Ancestral Lands
LOCATION:Register in advance for this free 
 event:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtdO6tqj0sE9wvvfugmcm0cx6o7_hEFKwV
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/11/26/18846457.php
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