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Community Transportation Public Meeting
On October 6th, the Marine Division and members of Tribal Council, along with representatives of all partner Tribes, were in Sacramento to attend Ocean Protection Council’s (OPC) quarterly meeting to await their approval of funding for our Tribal Marine Stewards Network (TMSN). After a wonderful presentation by Megan Rocha (Resighini Rancheria) and moving public comment, OPC awarded the TMSN $3.61 million to continue its amazing work for the next 3 years.
TMSN then had its public launch with more emotional testimonies, loads of support and cheers of celebration.
Additionally, the four founding Tribes of the TMSN are the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, the Resighini Rancheria, and the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation. TSMN welcomed the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians as the fifth Tribe to the TSMN group.
We are beyond excited to, not only be a founding Tribe of the TMSN, but also receive unprecedented support from the state to return stewardship and management of ocean and coastal territories to California Tribes.
For more information check out the TMSN website: www.tribalmsn.org
Megan Rocha presenting to OPC
Honoring supporters of the TMSN (L to R: Resources Legac Fund Kaitilin Gaffney, OPC Tribal Liaison Mike Esgro, OPC Deputy Director Jenn Eckerly, Assistant Sec. for Tribal Affairs Geneva E.B. Thompson, Governor’s Tribal Advisor Christina Snider, NR Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Kashia Band of Pomo Indians Chairman Reno Franklin, Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation Tribal Councilman Jaytuk Steinruck, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Valentin Lopez, and Resighini Rancheria Chairperson Fawn Murphy
Native Veterans Procession & Dedication Ceremony taking place in Washington D.C this Veterans Day
Join the museum in honoring the exceptional military service of Native Americans in a formal dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The dedication and processional will honor American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian veterans and their families on November 11, 2022.
All Native veterans are invited to participate in the procession along the National Mall from the museum to the ceremony stage in front of the US Capitol. Registration is open to individual veterans and veterans groups. Family members, friends, and communities are encouraged to honor participating veterans from viewing areas along the procession route. The procession will be also live-streamed.
Register: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6695811/Veterans-Procession-Registration For More Information visit the website: https://americanindian.si.edu/visit/washington/nnavm-dedication
