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About Yosemite Indians
Basic Facts
The Yosemite Valley Plan was recently approved and is in full swing within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. The first of many projects centered within the Lower Yosemite Falls area has begun in one of the most heavily visited areas of the park. The National Park Service(NPS)who has promised to preserve the environment, history,and culture within the boundaries of the park has failed miserably at keeping their promise to the indigenous people of the Yosemite Valley.
Oral history tells us that the Yosemite Indians have been indigenous to Yosemite National Park since the beginning of time. Written history as well archaeological recovery data places the people in the parameter of Yosemite as early as 500 B.C. The NPS now claims this information is incorrect and is systematically trying to erase the oral history by replacing it with new data, which suggests the Yosemite Indians are extinct and that the last of them died due to plague brought on in the 1800's. Under the direction of Kathleen Hull PH.D.,Anthropologist(U.C.Berkley), the written history is being changed to fit the needs of the NPS. "
Though the NPS claims the Yosemite Indians have been wiped out,in a 1997 Memorandum of Understanding(MOU), the NPS has allowed remnants of this group to gather traditional native plants which include bracken fern as well as mushrooms. Now, they are removing these areas of traditional significance to make way for progress under the Yosemite Valley Plan, violating any and all agreements they made with the indigenous people of this area.
In the first project initiated by the National Park Service called "The Lower Yosemite Falls Corridor Project" so many losses to Indian culture as well as the environment will occur. Why? The National Park Service hides behind "enhancing the visitor experience" with a Disneyland atmosphere. Some of the main points not all of this project are listed below:
The Lower Falls project is located in an area once inhabited by Chief Ten-ie-ya, had one of the largest villages (Koom-I-Nee) which is under the area of question.The village is approximately 3 miles in length and is scheduled for total removal of obliteration. In previous archaeological discoveries(and on more than one occasion) the unearthing of human remins have been found in this area. These remains have been determined to be American Indian. The NPS denies that such remains exist even though Kathleen Hull, Anthropologist, has documented discoveries. Along with this , other discoveries have been found such as tools,obsidian flake, and beads used by Indians in the past.
This area also encompasses 56 sensitive acres of braided stream, black oak, and helimushrroms that cannot be reforested in other areas. These items are important traditional plant use.
Although awash in flood recovery money, the NPS allowed the Lower Falls area to degrade purposely to create a sense of urgency so they could begin this plan under a guise of a "Restoration Plan". This plan is far from a restoration plan-it is a total obliteration plan to American Indian history, native plants animal populations as well as sensitive ecosystems.
Widening and Adding Pathways: These pathways are actually being routed through untouched areas that contain rare bat roosting areas as well as sensitive ecosystems; also an ancient undisturbed archaeological site determined to belong to the Indians of the valley.
Disrupting,Degrading and Destroying History, Culture and Ethnographic areas belonging to the Yosemite Indian: Plans to create new trails through these areas in order to provide the visitor with a more urban landscape comes first instead of protecting Indian culture as outlined in a 1997 MOU.
The NPS has hidden the true devastation by shuffling the impacts:
Bridges: Six new bridges have been added which will prevent natural stream meandering.
A new bathroom constructed in a sensitive archaeological area that requires protection. This area will suffer because of the digging of new sewer lines when in reality the old lines can be replaced.
It is a total and absolute falsehood that the Yosemite Indians (the NPS, who have indicated don't exist) have agreed with the NPS plans to install this bathroom in this location even though at every opportunity the NPS claims this is true and precise information.
By relocating the shuttle bus stop you now spread visitors (as well as impacts) to again trample sensitive gathering areas, also impact historic, ancient and prehistoric sites, which have been well documented. The new shuttle stop will be located to allow passengers to disembark directly in front of sensitive gathering areas.
The Yosemite Valley Plan calls for allowing natural processes to revail yet this plan constrains hydrology and in turn upsets sensitive ecosystems continuity.
Today, this project is on the fast track to completion with the public remaining mostly clueless to the actual impacts that this plan will bring about. This plan does nothing but degrade,desecrate,and fails to enhance the natural beauty and pristine wilderness areas along with the long history of Indian occupation which is soon to be lost to bulldozers and $12,500,000 dollars donated by corporations such as Chevron Texaco. True Indian history will be removed from this area and replaced by fabricated NPS lies that accommodate only the Federal Government's quest to carry on their tradition of Indian Removal and Extermination
yosemite4
from JRhoan (check my contacts)
About Yosemite Indians
Basic Facts
The Yosemite Valley Plan was recently approved and is in full swing within the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. The first of many projects centered within the Lower Yosemite Falls area has begun in one of the most heavily visited areas of the park. The National Park Service(NPS)who has promised to preserve the environment, history,and culture within the boundaries of the park has failed miserably at keeping their promise to the indigenous people of the Yosemite Valley.
Oral history tells us that the Yosemite Indians have been indigenous to Yosemite National Park since the beginning of time. Written history as well archaeological recovery data places the people in the parameter of Yosemite as early as 500 B.C. The NPS now claims this information is incorrect and is systematically trying to erase the oral history by replacing it with new data, which suggests the Yosemite Indians are extinct and that the last of them died due to plague brought on in the 1800's. Under the direction of Kathleen Hull PH.D.,Anthropologist(U.C.Berkley), the written history is being changed to fit the needs of the NPS. "
Though the NPS claims the Yosemite Indians have been wiped out,in a 1997 Memorandum of Understanding(MOU), the NPS has allowed remnants of this group to gather traditional native plants which include bracken fern as well as mushrooms. Now, they are removing these areas of traditional significance to make way for progress under the Yosemite Valley Plan, violating any and all agreements they made with the indigenous people of this area.
In the first project initiated by the National Park Service called "The Lower Yosemite Falls Corridor Project" so many losses to Indian culture as well as the environment will occur. Why? The National Park Service hides behind "enhancing the visitor experience" with a Disneyland atmosphere. Some of the main points not all of this project are listed below:
The Lower Falls project is located in an area once inhabited by Chief Ten-ie-ya, had one of the largest villages (Koom-I-Nee) which is under the area of question.The village is approximately 3 miles in length and is scheduled for total removal of obliteration. In previous archaeological discoveries(and on more than one occasion) the unearthing of human remins have been found in this area. These remains have been determined to be American Indian. The NPS denies that such remains exist even though Kathleen Hull, Anthropologist, has documented discoveries. Along with this , other discoveries have been found such as tools,obsidian flake, and beads used by Indians in the past.
This area also encompasses 56 sensitive acres of braided stream, black oak, and helimushrroms that cannot be reforested in other areas. These items are important traditional plant use.
Although awash in flood recovery money, the NPS allowed the Lower Falls area to degrade purposely to create a sense of urgency so they could begin this plan under a guise of a "Restoration Plan". This plan is far from a restoration plan-it is a total obliteration plan to American Indian history, native plants animal populations as well as sensitive ecosystems.
Widening and Adding Pathways: These pathways are actually being routed through untouched areas that contain rare bat roosting areas as well as sensitive ecosystems; also an ancient undisturbed archaeological site determined to belong to the Indians of the valley.
Disrupting,Degrading and Destroying History, Culture and Ethnographic areas belonging to the Yosemite Indian: Plans to create new trails through these areas in order to provide the visitor with a more urban landscape comes first instead of protecting Indian culture as outlined in a 1997 MOU.
The NPS has hidden the true devastation by shuffling the impacts:
Bridges: Six new bridges have been added which will prevent natural stream meandering.
A new bathroom constructed in a sensitive archaeological area that requires protection. This area will suffer because of the digging of new sewer lines when in reality the old lines can be replaced.
It is a total and absolute falsehood that the Yosemite Indians (the NPS, who have indicated don't exist) have agreed with the NPS plans to install this bathroom in this location even though at every opportunity the NPS claims this is true and precise information.
By relocating the shuttle bus stop you now spread visitors (as well as impacts) to again trample sensitive gathering areas, also impact historic, ancient and prehistoric sites, which have been well documented. The new shuttle stop will be located to allow passengers to disembark directly in front of sensitive gathering areas.
The Yosemite Valley Plan calls for allowing natural processes to revail yet this plan constrains hydrology and in turn upsets sensitive ecosystems continuity.
Today, this project is on the fast track to completion with the public remaining mostly clueless to the actual impacts that this plan will bring about. This plan does nothing but degrade,desecrate,and fails to enhance the natural beauty and pristine wilderness areas along with the long history of Indian occupation which is soon to be lost to bulldozers and $12,500,000 dollars donated by corporations such as Chevron Texaco. True Indian history will be removed from this area and replaced by fabricated NPS lies that accommodate only the Federal Government's quest to carry on their tradition of Indian Removal and Extermination