When most people envision Northern California, images of winding coastal roads, sheer cliffs, and mountainous, crashing waves appear in their minds-- redwood trees as tall as skyscrapers, and rocky beaches that span for hundreds of miles. What is typically not attached to the California postcard scenery, however, is knowledge of the American Indian Tribes that have been living in this region for countless generations, cultivating a deep spiritual and physical connection with both the ocean and the surrounding landmass.

by John Ahni Schertow, reposted with permission from Intercontinental Cry
 

This month, the Yurok Tribal Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution establishing the rights of the Klamath River.

The epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to globally escalate, as missing persons cases, lack of recognition of violence against Indigenous women, and a critical lack of institutional documentation of violence continue to under-represent the full scope of abuse against Indigenous women and girls.

Nestled amongst the beauty of Boston’s historic coastline lies an intensifying disagreement over Long Island, one of the 34 islands comprising Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, part of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and, less well known, the site of a former concentration camp and Native burial ground.

By Emilee Martichenko

Towering above the landscape of the island of Hawai'i is the breathtaking Mauna Kea. With a perpetual blanket of snow crowning its peak this mountain rises 13,796 ft (4,205 m) above sea level achieving the title of tallest mountain in the Pacific.

Below the surface of the ocean, however, Mauna Kea stretches downward for another 19,700 ft making its total height approximately 35,000 ft (10,210 m) and earning it the honor of being the world’s tallest mountain (even defeating Mount Everest).

By InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council

By Emilee Martichenko  /  Photo by Karen Apricot.

Come learn about international human rights mechanisms, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Outcome Document, and how they can aid in your advocacy efforts and put pressure on the U.S. government, both locally and nationally, to respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
 

We invite Tribal members and community advocates in preparation for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Third Universal Periodic Review of the United States in 2020.

By Rachel Lynch