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Greenaction works with people of indigenous lands to stop industries and governments who attempt to engage with sacred sites. Greenaction started their campaigning in 1998 to defeat the proposed Ward Valley nuclear waste dump in California's Mojave Desert. [21] Greenaction joined with the Colorado River Native Nations Alliance to control this ...
Californians Against Waste is an environmental advocacy organization that advocates for stronger environmental laws and more recycling at the state and local level. The organization was founded in 1977 and has sponsored numerous successful citizen initiatives. It is headquartered two blocks from California's state capitol in Sacramento.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that between 30-40 percent of food in the United States is wasted, and food waste makes up about 24 percent of the total waste going into our landfills.
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of indigenous people of California, affiliated with the Chukchansi subgroup of the Foothills Yokuts. The Picayune Rancheria , founded in 1912 and located in Coarsegold, California , covers 160 acres (1 km 2 ) in Madera County and serves as the tribal land .
Native Californians also developed strategies when it came to competing with animals for resources. The Kashaya Pomo, for example, timed their harvest of dogwood to be before insects and worms would be able to access the inner parts of the plant. [6] Indigenous Californians also developed strategies for acquiring black oak acorns directly from ...
Gather is a 2020 American documentary film about Native American efforts for food sovereignty, [1] directed by Sanjay Rawal and released in 2020. The film follows efforts by various people and groups to reclaim ancestral foodways.
Organic materials, such as yard trimmings, food scraps, wood waste, and paper and paperboard products, typically make up about one-third (by weight) of the municipal solid waste stream. [1] SSO programs depend on the composition of local waste stream, acceptance specifications for the organics processing facility, and collection methods.
Californians turned "Okie" into an insult. My family had similar insults thrown at them — "Mexican" and "paisa." Column: 'Okie' was a California slur for white people.