Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Ocean Protection Area

Re:Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Oc... by zopa on Friday September 22, 2023 @09:43PM (#37619922)

I’m not in California so I don’t know about that proposal. But it sounds like a separate issue. Does it even involve the same tribes?

I’m asking, as gently as I know how, if there’s anything here besides “because they’re Indians.” Because that’s not a very good reason.

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Re:Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Oc... by dragonwriter on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:20PM (#37620079)

> I’m not in California so I don’t know about that proposal.

Its not a proposal, it is a program established by law and which the first deadline for the early round of grants has already passed.

> Does it even involve the same tribes?

Potentially, since the grant program is open to all California tribes, whether or not federally recognized.

The joint declaration here could plausibly be a foundation for the tribes to establish one or more projects within the declared protected area and apply for grants to carry them out, so it could be directly related.

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Re:Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Oc... by thghtihadanacct on Saturday September 23, 2023 @01:44PM (#37625515)

Thanks for sharing the information. It appears not only do they not have to be federally recognized to apply but they can also apply if they are a 501c3 corporation. I would like to see some nature restoration, tribal based or otherwise, and hope this resource is used properly.

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