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"Chuckwalla National Monument is more than an epic expanse of towering rocks,
hidden canyons, ghost flowers, smoke trees and its namesake lizard. One of
America’s newest protected public lands is a birthplace, a crossroads, a
beloved relative and a historical document to the tribes of the California
desert.
Stretching across 624,000 acres from the Coachella Valley to the Colorado River
at the state’s border with Arizona, this landscape possesses a spirit and
energy that flow through every object, every living thing and every molecule of
air within it, according to tribal members.
When an ecosystem is so ingrained in your psyche, so essential to your culture
and so central to the stories you tell about your reason for being, you have no
choice but to safeguard it.
This is the galvanizing sentiment behind the recent creation of an
unprecedented commission for California that brings together five tribes to
advise the U.S. government on the management of a monument that holds specific
meaning to each and is a treasure to all.
The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian
Tribe, the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the
Colorado River Indian Tribes each have passed resolutions recognizing their
role on the commission. Processes to appoint commission members and write
bylaws started this fall."
Original at
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https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-11-12/unprecedented-intertribal-coalition-will-manage-chuckwalla-national-monument>
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-competitive-sport-spogomi/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
