| Dear Friends, We are asking for you to help yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region (YTT Tribe), with obtaining Ancestral Home Land Back on the coast of San Luis Obispo County. This land is commonly called Diablo Lands, or the Pecho Coast, and is in our ancestral homeland. This nearly pristine 12,000 acres was taken from us in the 1700s without agreement or compensation. We are trying to purchase about 9,000 acres. But we need your supporting comments which are due by 5:00 PM on March 3, 2023. Please submit to California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot at sb846o...@resources.ca.gov. [we included sample email text - please feel free to personalize, edit or draft your own message AND PLEASE SIGN] Please read more to understand our request to you and points that could be in your letter: On March 23rd, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) is providing recommendations for a Land Conservation and Economic Development Plan for Diablo Lands as required by SB 846. The California State Legislature will be voting on the future of these lands that are rightfully ours. At stake is the future of these lands and the funds to purchase them. YTT Tribe has been working for many years building a community coalition. Our Coalition includes YTT Tribe, our local powerhouse land conservation group, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, nationally acclaimed Cal Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, and REACH (Regional Economic Action Coalition). All of our coalition members are united in returning ownership of approximately 9,000 acres to YTT Tribe. Together we have written a Proposal that has been presented to numerous local and state politicians, agencies and community groups. Our Proposal including a Narrative, Slide Deck and Fact Sheet can be seen here. We ask that you help us and be a part of this history-making time by sending letters of support for the return of the Diablo Lands to yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region (YTT Tribe). Although these lands should be given back to us, we know that isn’t acceptable to the current owner PGE and its subsidiaries, so funds from SB846 will catalyze us towards purchasing these lands as outlined in the Slide Deck and Narrative created by our Partnership. Also included in this Proposal is the Economic Development Plans for the future of our community and California. But, to be clear, the economic development component would only be on the parcel on which a power plant is already built. Public support comments are due by 5:00 PM March 3, 2023. Again, we ask that you please help us and in doing so we believe it will also help set the stage for Land Back by other tribes. Please address comments to Secretary Crowfoot at sb846o...@resources.ca.gov.
Click the “Write Secretary Crowfoot” button below; points you may want in your support letter are included in the sample email - please feel free to personalize, edit or draft your own message AND PLEASE SIGN. We’d also appreciate it if you can share this message with friends and groups who might help send comments to Secretary Crowfoot. au’ au’ (thank you), Mona Olivas Tucker yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribal Chairwoman |
