Why an ambitious 300-mile trail in Northern California distresses some Native Americans
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The murky, magnificent Eel River was once a highway for the Wailaki people, who navigated by canoe and hauled goods between villages in cone-shaped baskets. But the tribe was forced out during the Gold Rush and, decades later, a railroad was built along the river in this verdant stretch of Humboldt County. Perry Lincoln, whose grandmother came from one of those villages, today sees another affront — the Great Redwood Trail, a 307-mile path planned along the remnants of the long-gone railroad that cuts through his ancestral land. When they first learned of the project a few years ago, he says, some people, both Native and non-Native, thought: “But wait a minute, this is kind of wrong. You’re just kind of shoving it down our throats.” A line on the T-shirt Lincoln wore summed up his feelings: “No trail on my ancestors’ bones.”Tribal members and allies formed a group, the Kinest’e Community Coalition, to have a say in the project, protect sacred sites and ultimately reroute the trail. They maintain the state approved a path that will allow tourists to amble over graves without their consent.
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The government's tree removal justification centers on a 2019 landscape report.
Trump golf course: DOJ official clashes with judge in DC golf course case after Trump attacks her
The government's tree removal justification centers on a 2019 landscape report.
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