AMAH MUTSUN TRIBAL BAND Introducing the Amah Mutsun Land Trust Valentín Lopez, Tribal Chair
Jan 24, 2015
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Introducing the Amah Mutsun Land TrustValentín Lopez, Tribal Chair
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‘Ohlone’ Territory Tribes
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Mount Umunhum
Photos courtesy of Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space
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Photo credits Sara Reid, Tribal Botanist
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Ascencion SolarsanoMutsun leader and healer, 1890s - 1930
Photo credit Chuck Striplen
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Martha Herrera and JP Harrington
Sample of JP Harrington’s Mutsun notes
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Quiroste Valley Landscape Management
Research Project
A multi-disciplinary team of UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State, UC Cooperative Extension,
National Park Service, California State Parks researchers
Quiroste village site
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ARCHAEOLOGY*Kent Lightfoot UC Berkeley, Dept. of
Anthropology*Mark Hylkema California Dept. of Parks and Rec., Santa Cruz District*Rob Cuthrell UC Berkeley, Dept. of Anthropology, Paleoethnobotany*Christine Hastorf UC Berkeley, Dept. of
Anthropology, Paleoethnobotany*Diane Gifford-Gonzalez UC Santa Cruz, Dept. of Anthropology, Zooarchaeology*Cristie Boone UC Santa Cruz, Dept. of
Anthropology, ZooarchaeologyPALYNOLOGY
*Roger Byrne UC Berkeley, Dept. of Geography*Alicia Cowart UC Berkeley, Dept. of GeographyPhytolith Analysis*Rand Evett UC Berkeley, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
DENDROECOLOGY*Scott Stephens UC Berkeley, Dept. of
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management*Chuck Striplen UC Berkeley, Dept. of
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management*Gregory Jones San Jose State University, Dept. of Environmental Sciences
GEOMORPHOLOGY*Laurel Collins Watershed Sciences, Berkeley, California
VEGETATION MAPPING*Brett Hall UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, Director*Brent Johnson Pinnacles National Park,
EcologistISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
*Lynn Ingram UC Berkeley, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
PHYLOGENETICS*Paul Fine UC Berkeley, Dept. of Integrative
Biology*Tracy Misiewicz UC Berkeley, Dept. of
Integrative BiologyVEGETATION AND FIRE MODELING
*David Ackerly UC Berkeley, Dept. of Integrative Biology
*Max Moritz UC Coop. Extension, Santa Barbara Co., Fire Ecology
*Enric Batllori UC Berkeley, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
The Quiroste ‘A Team’ Members & Affiliations
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‘The Study of Indigenous Resource Management Practices in Central California: An Introduction’ – Kent Lightfoot
Society for California Archaeology
‘Anthropogenic Transformations and European Colonialism: The Effects of Early Historical Globalization in Western North America’ – Kent Lightfoot
Society for American Archaeology
Quiroste Research Publications and Presentations…and more to come
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Quiroste Valley – 1st State Cultural PreservePhoto credit Chuck Striplen
Quiroste Village Mural by Ann Thiermann
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Pinnacles National ParkResearch and Cooperative
Restoration Projects
Chairman Lopez and Superintendent Karen Beppler-Dorn sign MOU
Chairman Lopez and Secretary of the Interior Salazar at PNP dedication
Photo credit Chuck Striplen
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Photo credits Sara Reid
AMAH MUTSUN TRIBAL BANDThe Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
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A Process Restored: First cultural burn at Pinnacles
National Park – November, 2011
Photos courtesy of Pinnacles National Park
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UC Santa Cruz ArboretumAmah Mutsun
Relearning Garden Project
‘Work and Learn’ Events
Photos courtesy of UCSC Arboretum
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The Amah Mutsun Land Trust:Our Vision for the Future
Photos courtesy of Sempervirens Fund
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Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space District
Photo courtesy of Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space
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Goals of The Amah Mutsun Land TrustProtect and conserve our sensitive cultural sites
Regain our role as environmental stewards in our traditional territory as we restore our indigenous knowledge
Restore important ecological and cultural processes and habitats
Encourage a more coordinated and integrated conservation effort across our protected lands
Please Visit: WWW.AMAHMUTSUN.ORG
Photo credit Chuck Striplen