Last week, the Yurok Tribe and the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria each announced their respective councils have voted to formally oppose offshore wind development. The votes came a day apart, and are amid work to turn the ocean off Eureka into a massive energy producing enterprise. They join the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation among North Coast tribes opposing the project.
Assemblymember James C. Ramos, thefirst and only California Native American serving in the state’s legislature, on Friday announced his 2024 bill package that deals with issues ranging from public safety to youth homelessness to education to mental health services. Ramos' bill package contains a strong emphasis on inclusion of Native American issues, including the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People issue. As I enter my sixth year in the Assembly, I plan to continue the fight to address youth homelessness, mental health issues, retail theft, as well as the continuing crisis and tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
The buildings, part of a traditional village currently under construction at the Tish Non Village Community Center near Loleta, will use three five-to-seven-foot redwood logs as part of a partnership between the rancheria and the Bureau of Land Management.
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