Day 27 Update: Winnemem Wintu Leader Speaks At Spiritual Encampment

*** Day 27 update:

The Benally family from Black Mesa, Arizona, Dine’ traditionalists and lifelong advocates for the protection of sacred places, spent the day with us at Sogorea Te. They brought songs, prayers, and encouragement.

Corrina Gould and Wounded Knee DeOcampo spoke at Station 40 in San Francisco this evening to a packed crowd of about 80 people. They were accompanied by a group of singers from the spiritual encampment, who shared the Sogorea Te and AIM honoring songs. Q & A following the speakers was lively, and many young people offered various forms of support.

*** Day 25 (Mothers Day) update:

An honoring was held today at the encampment for mothers, women, and Mother Earth. Later in the day, a group of about a dozen Jewish people from various Bay Area congregations and social action groups visited and expressed their support and respect. They shared their religious beliefs regarding death and respect for ancestors, and explained why Jews visit their relatives’ graves.

In the evening, we were blessed by the arrival or Caleen Sisk-Franco, Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu people of Northern California. Caleen offered her support and expressed interest in planning a Salmon Dance with us at Glen Cove in the future.

Morning Star Gali (Pit River), Jimbo Simmons (Choctaw) and others involved with the spiritual defense Glen Cove addressed the crowd at another Blackfire concert, this time at Point Reyes Station, CA.

*** Latest articles:

Times-Herald editorial 5/09: Stop and think by Sheri R. Watson, Roseville resident
Indybay 5/09: Desecration of Glen Cove burial mounds reveal blatant disregard for humanity
JTA 5/09: Jewish group visits Native American vigil in Bay Area
AARP magazine, May 2011: Vallejo, CA Goes Bankrupt; Jobs, Senior Services Cut to the Bone

Coming soon: New sets of photographs

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