Discussion Tools
The following resources are intended for use in study groups and workshops or for anyone wishing to further their own education. If we can't provide the material in it's entirety we will provide you wi instructions on how to attain it on your own.
About Tribal Sovereignty
| United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | ||
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Adopted by General Assembly Resolution 61/295 on 13 September 2007, the declaration recognizes that "...control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them... |
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| Sovereignty - in the Context of U.S. "Indian law" | |
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This article was written as the entry for "Sovereignty" in the The Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics... |
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| Kanehsatàke 270 Years of Resistance | ||
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On July 11, 1990, the Mohawk Peoples of Kanehsatàke stood up against a legacy of fraudulent theft when the Municipality of Oka, in collusion with the Federal and provincial governments, tried to make way for the expansion of a 9-hole golf course... |
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| The Canary Effect - Kill the Indian, Save the Man. | ||
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Delving deep into the often misunderstood and frequently over looked historic realities if the American Indian, The Canary Effect follows the terrifying and horrific abuses instilled upon the Indigenous people of North America... |
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| Club Native | ||
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Tracey Deer looks deeply into the history and present-day reality of Aboriginal identity. With moving stories from a range of characters from her Kahnawake Reserve - characters on both sides of the critical blood-quantum line... |
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| 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance | ||
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This article is intended as a basic history of the colonization of the Americas since 1492, and the Indigenous resistance to this colonization continuing into 1992.... |
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- Download the Honor Tax Form.
- Send the form along with your tax payment to:
The Wiyot Tribe
1000 Wiyot Dr.
Loleta, CA. 95551
We have no events coming up but some suggested times of year to pay your tax are:
*Duluwat Island / Indian Island Massacre - February 26
These are some suggestions but you can pay your tax any time.
“I Participate in the Wiyot Honor Tax as a way of direct reparation to the People on whose land I now live.”
-Paul Pitino (Arcata Resident)
Former Arcata City Council Member
“As a member of a neighoring Tribal Nation, I have a cultural obligation to acknowledge Wiyot homeland and pay respect to the Wiyot People for living on their traditional territories. The Honor Tax provides a way to fulfill my responsibilities as a Yurok person.”
-Christopher Peters (Yurok/Pohlik-lah)President, Seventh Generation Fund
“The Honor Tax is small compensation for the grief and loss the Wiyot people have suffered. We feel honored by the
graciousness with which they accept our presence here today and by this opportunity to contribute.”
-Dana Silvernale (Blue Lake Resident)
County Council Chair, Green Party of Humboldt County
“Our organization pays the tax because we have a commitment to justice and to honoring the sovereignty of native peoples and nations.”
-Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap (Eureka Resident) Director, Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County