Chairman Michael Hunter of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians joins Gang Green to talk about his tribe's work to protect the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Chairman Hunter has been on the front lines of the struggle to protect sacred cultural resources and protect the redwood forest that his people have called home since time immemorial. The Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians' efforts to protect Jackson Demonstration State Forest is part of a larger story about how can America move towards reconciliation and reparation for lands stolen from native peoples.

Required Reading (and Viewing):

• Tribal Chair Threatened in JDSF
• Pomo Perspective: Priscilla Hunter and Polly Girvin on Jackson Demonstration State Forest Logging
• Please join our journey to save the redwoods in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest 
• Protests in Jackson Demonstration State Forest Escalate in the Face of Unsafe Logging, Threats of Violence, and Harassment of Tribal leaders

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