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=> Topic: InterTribal Sinkyone Alert
=> Written  1:06 AM  Nov 22, 1994 by robertjp@igc.apc.org

InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council
190 Ford Rd., #333
Ukiah, CA 94582
707/485-8744
707/485-1247 (fax)

RETURN SINKYONE LANDS TO INDIAN HANDS!
INTERTRIBAL SINKYONE PARK PLANS THREATENED BY
PROPOSED TIMBER INDUSTRY BUYOUT

November, 1994

The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council (ITSWC) recently has
learned that Trust for Public Land (TPL) has received calls from
North Coast timber industry representatives who claim that they
are willing and able to purchase the 3,800 acre Sinkyone Upland
Parcel adjoining the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park in northwest
Mendocino County. This land is owned by Trust for Public Land,
and through a contract with the California State Coastal
Conservancy will be sold by December 31, 1994.

This is the land proposed by ITSWC for the InterTribal Sinkyone
Park that will provide restoration and preservation of
Sinkyone's many natural and cultural resources, largely
destroyed by clearcut logging that was finally halted in 1985
through the "Sally Bell Lawsuit" (EPIC vs. Johnson).

Since its founding in 1986, ITSWC has diligently continued its
work at Sinkyone to protect and preserve sacred Indian sites and
other cultural resources of our People.  This is our Ancestral
Homeland and we must preserve our Sinkyone cultural heritage for
our children.

ITSWC is conducting many successful projects on both the TPL
Sinkyone Upland Parcel, and the adjoining Sinkyone Wilderness
State Park. These include salmon stream improvement,
treeplanting and brush removal, endangered species protection
and native plant nursery, removal of old logging roads,
watershed and forestry stewardship planning, cultural resource
monitoring, ethnohistorical studies, cultural/ educational
programs and events, and university research projects.

ITSWC must raise $1.2 minion for the purchase of the 3,800 acre
TPL Sinkyone Upland Parcel. To date,

ITSWC's Sinkyone Land Fund has only $53,000. By December 31,
1994, a total of at least $300,000 is needed to secure a down
payment. If we cannot raise this money, Sinkyone lands will
likely be destroyed again by logging. Then all our work to save
and heal our Homelands will have been for naught.

We cannot allow the Sinkyone to be lost. Your help is needed to
establish the InterTribal Park. The Park will be open to all,
and will assure that Sinkyone's irreplaceable natural and
cultural resources are protected in perpetuity. It will be the
living model of California Indian Land Stewardship that our
ancestors practiced here for thousands of years. As Original
People of this land, we believe we have a responsibility to help
keep the land in balance, and to ensure that future generations
will take care of the land, as the land takes care of us.

Become a Friend of Sinkyone by donating $100 or more to the
Sinkyone Land Fund. Help us to reestablish the California
Indian presence at Sinkyone. Your tax-deductible donation may be
made to:

InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council 190 Ford Road #333
Ukiah, CA 95482  Phone: 707/485-8744

Letters of support for the InterTribal Park should
be sent to:

Penny Allen,
Chairperson California State Coastal Conservancy
1300 Broadway, Suite 1100
Oakland, CA 94612-2530
Chair of the Board
Mendocino County Board Of Supervisors
301 South State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482

ITSWC presentations about the Sinkyone land struggle can be
arranged upon request. Sinkyone logo shirts ($15.00 ea,
available in turquoise, white and grey; adult sizes: medium,
large, Xlg, XXlg) and a 46 minute documentary Sinkyone video
entitled "The Run to Save Sinkyone" ($30.00 ea) are available.
To order send only money orders payable to "ITSWC" and mail to
the above address. Above prices include sales tax, postage and
handling.  Allow three to four weeks for delivery.