Tell the Forest Service to close the river and protect our ceremony!
Urge the Forest Service to provide a mandatory river closure during our ceremony.
Sign the Change.org petition or even better: fax or send a letter, using this template letter.
The Forest Service has the authority to close the river, they just need the public pressure to do what's right.Boats shouldn’t be allowed to interfere with ceremony.
A powerboat, steered by passengers who ignored the voluntary closure, speed past the bark huts
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One Year Later and Still No Protection for Our Young Tribal Women
It’s been almost a year since Jessica and Winona’s Coming of Age Ceremony during which several boats ignored the voluntary river closure and interrupted our ceremony. While there was no incidents as ugly as 2006, the boats filled our tribe … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, Forest Service, recognition, religious freedom, sacred site, Winnemem Wintu
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