by webadmin | May 28, 2021 | Culture Is Prevention, Tribal Justice
By Jay Petersen, CILS Sacramento office Senior Staff Attorney Over the years, CILS has played an important role in protecting Tribal fishing rights against large-scale irrigation, hydroelectric power, and surface water storage needs. In the 1980’s, California and the...
by webadmin | Oct 8, 2020 | Culture Is Prevention, Land Back
By Dorothy Alther, Executive Director On September 22, 2020, Governor Newsom signed “A Statement of Administration Policy on Native American Ancestral Lands” acknowledging and reiterating that Native Americans occupied California long before statehood and were forced...
by webadmin | May 19, 2020 | Culture Is Prevention, For Tribes or Tribal Orgs
By Dorothy Alther, Executive Director Protecting Native American cultural resources comes in two forms: “proactive” and “reactive.” I encourage tribes to engage in both approaches. Proactive: Sign up for consultation early when a project or undertaking is in the...
by BHdesign15 | Aug 26, 2015 | Culture Is Prevention
On August 21, 2015, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied three University of California professors’, Timothy White, Robert L. Bettinger, and Margaret Schoeninger, Petition for an En Banc Hearing. The professors sought a full Court review of a decision by a...
by BHdesign15 | Sep 2, 2014 | Culture Is Prevention
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the White et.al. v. University of California et.al. Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee (KCRC) upholding the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ case. At the center of the litigation are two Native...
by BHdesign15 | May 2, 2009 | Culture Is Prevention, For Native Individuals, For Tribes or Tribal Orgs, Self-Help
What Should I Do if I Find Native American Human Remains, Artifacts, or Other Cultural Resources on My Private Property? (basic information for private landowners regarding their duties when locating Native American artifacts or human remains upon their property.)...
