JOIN TRIBE'S STRUGGLE TO FIGHT SHASTA DAM EXPANTION
Winnemen Wintu and enviros join forces to protect cultural sites,and wild rivers.
Please support the Winnemen Wintu (Middle Water People) in their fight to stop the raising of Shasta Dam, which would flood their>sacred lands, drown their traditional culture, and cause serious>environmental impacts. The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the 602-foot Shasta Dam anywhere from 6 to 180 feet to increase water storage for a thirsty, wasteful and ever growing California. Shasta Dam holds back the Sacramento, McCloud and Pit Rivers in northern California. Raising the dam any of these amounts would flood the majority of the last remaining sacred sites of the Winnemen Wintu Tribe. Cultural devastation on this scale is akin to razing the Tribe's Vatican.
According to "BuRec" documents, the area affected by the dam>project supports nearly 200 species of birds and 55 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Among these are 11 species designated as rare, threatened, endangered, or sensitive, including the Shasta salamander and bull trout. A cave that is one of few remaining maternity roosts for a rare and declining bat, Townsend's big-eared bat, would be impacted by the increased flooding. Members of the Winnemen have been attending hearings on the proposed dam expansion in recent months, but they are at a disadvantage because the tribe is not formally recognized under federal law. The U.S. Senate is now considering legislation that would correct the error that dropped the Winnemem from the list of recognized tribes.
You can help the Winnemen Wintu by urging Senator Feinstein to>support legislation restoring federal recognition to the Winnemen Wintu tribe. Time is critical; please act NOW! You can take action on this alert via the web at:http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/Winnemen/ewkb6kr2jxkdww>>Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/Winnemen/forward/ewkb6kr2jxkdww>
Winnemen Wintu and enviros join forces to protect cultural sites,and wild rivers.
Please support the Winnemen Wintu (Middle Water People) in their fight to stop the raising of Shasta Dam, which would flood their>sacred lands, drown their traditional culture, and cause serious>environmental impacts. The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the 602-foot Shasta Dam anywhere from 6 to 180 feet to increase water storage for a thirsty, wasteful and ever growing California. Shasta Dam holds back the Sacramento, McCloud and Pit Rivers in northern California. Raising the dam any of these amounts would flood the majority of the last remaining sacred sites of the Winnemen Wintu Tribe. Cultural devastation on this scale is akin to razing the Tribe's Vatican.
According to "BuRec" documents, the area affected by the dam>project supports nearly 200 species of birds and 55 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Among these are 11 species designated as rare, threatened, endangered, or sensitive, including the Shasta salamander and bull trout. A cave that is one of few remaining maternity roosts for a rare and declining bat, Townsend's big-eared bat, would be impacted by the increased flooding. Members of the Winnemen have been attending hearings on the proposed dam expansion in recent months, but they are at a disadvantage because the tribe is not formally recognized under federal law. The U.S. Senate is now considering legislation that would correct the error that dropped the Winnemem from the list of recognized tribes.
You can help the Winnemen Wintu by urging Senator Feinstein to>support legislation restoring federal recognition to the Winnemen Wintu tribe. Time is critical; please act NOW! You can take action on this alert via the web at:http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/Winnemen/ewkb6kr2jxkdww>>Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/Winnemen/forward/ewkb6kr2jxkdww>
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