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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Dan Bacher
[mailto:danielbacher@fishsniffer.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:11
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Updated Advisory: War
Dance and March Next Steps in Winnemem Wintu Tribe's Journey to Justice</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font><span class=apple-style-span><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Updated to include exact times and locations.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>*** Media Advisory ***</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tribal War Dance and March Next Steps in Winnemem Wintu Tribe’s Journey
to Justice Ceremonies Initiate Federal Lawsuit on behalf of Tribe. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Who:</span></font></b> The Winnemem
Wintu Tribe, a traditional California Tribe. The Winnemem have been fighting
for years to sustain their culture and address generations of broken promises
by the federal government.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>What:</span></font></b> <u>War Dance,
march and press conference from <st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento River</st1:place>
to the State Capitol.</u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Winnemem war dancers and tribal leaders will perform a traditional
ceremonial War Dance next to the <st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento River</st1:place>
and will then march to the State Capitol building. The march and War Dance
initiate the federal lawsuit the Tribe is filing, asking for compensation for
damages done by federal land management policies, including the construction of
the Shasta Dam.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Schedule of events:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Sunday, April 19th:</span></font></b>
<u>War Dance</u> begins at 6:00 PM on Sacramento River at the site of the
proposed California Indian Heritage Center, across the river from Discovery
Park on the west side of the confluence of Sacramento and American Rivers: On
Levee Road, off Marina Way from Lighthouse Dr, West Sacramento.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Monday, April 20th:</span></font></b>
<u>Ceremony and address by Tribal leaders</u>. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Indian</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
site, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Levee Rd, West</st1:Street> <st1:City
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City></st1:address> <o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>10:00 AM </span></font></b>March from
<st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento River</st1:place> to State Capitol, from <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Levee Road</st1:address></st1:Street> to
Capitol<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>12:00 to 1:00 PM </span></font></b>Press
Conference with Tribal leaders and community members State Capitol Location 27
West side of capitol building<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>More Information</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Winnemem Wintu Tribe is filing a lawsuit against Department of The
Interior; Department of Agriculture; United States Forest Service; Bureau of
Reclamation; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Ken Salazar,
Secretary of The Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science; Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks in The Department of Agriculture; and
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture asking for redress for decades of
injustices and harm related to federal land management policies which have
destroyed Winnemem cultural practices and sacred places.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Winnemem began a journey to justice in 2004 with a War Dance at
Shasta Dam. Today we continue that journey with another War Dance and this
lawsuit. Our people are a traditional people, steeped in our culture and
traditional lifeways, who have continued our cultural practices throughout the written
history of the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>.
With this lawsuit and War Dance, we continue our journey to ensure our basic
quality of life and freedom to maintain our traditions and culture.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Winnemem Wintu Tribe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=3
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Road</span></font></st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Redding</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">96003</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>530-275-2737 Office 530-275-4193 Facsimile<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0014EE'><a href="http://www.winnememwintu.us/">www.winnememwintu.us</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0014EE'><a href="mailto:winnemem@msn.com">winnemem@msn.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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