Who Are My People?

The California Energy Commission (Bastian et. al.) acknowledges that renewable energy development in the Mojave could destroy over 17,000 Native American cultural sites.

“We do not oppose alterna.ve renewable energy development so long as those projects are compliant with federal law, and policy and so long as those projects are not at the expense of our cultural iden.ty.”

-­‐Anthony Pico, Viejas Chairman

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“What’s really struck me is the level at which we’ve only begun scratching the surface of documen.ng the flora. You can assume that 5 – 10% of the species out there remain un-­‐ described to date.”

“The importance of these systems is to provide corridors for species to move as climate changes, whether it’s human caused change or the natural course of varia.on in climate change, you’ve really done in the en.re ecosystem at that scale.”

“The fast-­‐track s.mulus money is being given to them to the companies by Obama because they’re trying to say we’re helping the environment. You think they’re helping the environment by destroying our sacred sites? ”

–Alfredo Figueroa

“They need to start thinking about the total landscape that we see.”

-­‐Charles Wood, Former Chairman

Chemehuevi Tribe

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Who Are My People?" pays homage to a previous genera'on and aIracts those with memories of why the environment is important.

The film addresses the issue of why people are important regardless of race or class and how communi.es are connected through environment and prac.ces in the name of the environment, gold mining, logging, and now solar energy.

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Help make sure Wall Street and Washington hear what Chemehuevi Na.ve American Elder, Phil Smith has to say…

“This is how we start losing everything.”

ROBERT LUNDAHL & ASSOCIATES robert@studio-rla.com, 415.205.3481

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