Greedy human beings - have deprived the
Salmon of sufficient water in the rivers -
where for thousands of years - the indigenous
people and the Salmon - coincided as partners -
at that time there was NO greed - but now there is .
One has just to study the many ceremonies linked to the arrival of the Salmon - where fires were lit - and ceremonies preformed - where the Elders reminded all - about the rivers, life, and the role of Salmon - providing nourishment - for seasons on end.
The spawning of the Salmon where millions of eggs are released - and the Salmon - give up their life in favor of regeneration and life.
The healthy California rivers flowed - on the banks of the rivers - rich nutrients made it possible for the Tule and other grass and plants to grow into healthy plants.
The birds came in the millions - migratory birds from as far as Russia - and in all this open traffic in the air and on land and on the lakes, rivers, and waters - the indigenous people clearly saw their role as keepers of the rivers, the land, the forest and all that was their - natural resources.
The land and most everything they saw was theirs - there were no walls, no staking territory, and for sure no GREED - there is no word for GREED - in the languages of the indigenous people.
There was hardly a year - when the indigenous people saw drought - and there was hardly a time anyone remembered of poison algae - killing life in the rivers - millions of fish - that we have witnessed - in recent times.
Then came the strangers - who always thinks they knows it all - took on the aged old customs of the indigenous people - and did what they thought was best.
And in all of these doings - there was NO spirituality, no ceremony, and what is important to note - no respect.
When one dams the river - for reasons known best to the strangers - one harms the rivers - water is life.
The meandering river with all its grace and beauty, the changed contours - the many changes that adversely impact the Salmon - from hurdles and man made dams.
The many species of life - frogs, birds, fish, snakes that inherently have their own GPS - that is interfered by the two legged homo sapiens - and some care but most are filled with GREED - they want it all.
The philosophy - take little and leave more for future generations - that not ring well those that are GREEDY - they seem to know it all - and are slow to admit their mistakes - filled with pride and will bring about their demise.
There is NO way to learn more about the Salmon and the river - than speaking to an Elder - who starts with prayers - invokes on the Great Spirit and then explains the relationship between the human beings and all life.
The many bears all these many years - had it good - no more - so do you think those that dam the rivers would care. I watch them speak - about the level of water - this and that - but never about the bear and other life - that generated life and contributed to the eco-system for millions of years.
When a river is damed for ulterior purposes - not natural - the adverse impacts are many. One the river is impacted - the impacts are many - and most of the health issues - that have been undermined - cannot be restored.
Those who think they can pollute a pristine rivers - a lake - and then use their expertise to restore to river or lake to its once pristine state - know for a fact - the restoration will never, ever be the same - more, that enjoyed by the river or lake - when it was - in its pristine state.
The experts talk in general terms - and in all of the talking and so called improvements - mostly for ulterior purposes initiated by greed - the indigenous people have been kept out with intent.
More and more the Forest Department, other agencies linked to Natural Resources - are accepting the wisdom of the indigenous people - such as clearing undergrowth in our large forest, the removal of unhealthy trees, preventing trees from Beatles and other insects - adversely impacting native habitats - and so on and so forth.
525 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco -
where the wheeling and dealing goes on -
entities hoodwinking the tax payer -
wasting tax payers money on mundane issues.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission was created by Willie L. Brown Jr. in 1996 - a " thug " Mayor that has played a key role - in bring about subtle changes for the worse.
Today's SF Public Utilities Commission has chosen to defy the State of California - taking positions - that are immature - choosing to permit - Senator Diane Feinstein and others - to challenge the State of California.
A similar mistake was made by the City of Los Angeles - to this day their repent for not being careful - and failing to appreciate the waters send to them by those that control the River Colorado.
The SF PUC has failed to adhere to the Raker Act of 1913 - in the many decisions makes linked to our rivers, our waters, the control of our many dams - the Hetch Hetchy and more.
The release of waters - the many other smelt tests - that have failed - and adversely impacted the indigenous people - more.
There are tribes that are Federal Recognized - that have signed treaties and Memoranda of Understanding - yet have not been consulted - less respected - on the Klamath River for example - the fight has been going on for decades - those greed to the core - adversely impacting thousands of families -who depend on fishing and the Salmon.
The State of California has a role to play in the preservation of our water resources.
If we read our history - close to home the Raker Act of 1913 - you will see - linked to the Raker Act and the mandates set in concrete - the SF Public Utilities Commission has failed miserably and veered of course.
With intent making clean water drinking deals with large Corporations to rake in millions of dollars.
Adding - foul ground water - while compromising the Hetch Hetchy water - that has already been compromised before it reaches Crystal Springs.
That continues to this day where uninformed SF Public Utilities Commission managers and others pander to the Federal entities - bowing down to their whims and fancy.
Juliet Ellis -
she has adverse impacted thousands -
charged by the Fair Political Practices Commission -
made to pay back $200,000 that she illegally
sent to Green For All a non-profit she worked
for in the East Bay.
Leading that charge is one Juliet Ellis - the Assistant General Manager of External Affair and supposedly in charge of Policy Making - incompetent, not educated on issues, and what is more ignorant and arrogant.
Recently - she presented a policy document - at the SF Public Utilities Commission - so many generalities in the paper - and a lot of patting one's behind.
The policy paper was read by one of her minions - who had no real clue what she was reading.
Juliet Ellis comes from the Non-Profit world - she is not from California - she is not to be trusted - but, what is worse she is a detriment to any progress.
Some of us advocates for the last 20 years plus - have been engaged with the SF Public Utilities Commission.
The more seasoned advocates are few - but in all these years - we have witnessed the many SF PUC Managers - taking positions without consulting the public at large. Most of these Manager earn over $250,000 plus benefits. The deliver little and what little they deliver - is inferior.
The SF Board of Supervisors - pander to the SF PUC - who use money and grants to pacify the SF Board of Supervisors.
The SF BOS will mostly will cut deals - behind close doors - this nonsense has been going on for years. Tax payers money used to buy favors.
The SFPUC has failed with its Water System Improvement Program - we need a detail hearing on this project and the more than $4.6 Billion spent - on this project.
Our SF tax payers money - over $2.6 billion paid by San Franciscans - and the rest from our Regional Partners.
The SF Public Utilities Commission has failed miserably with the on going Sewer System Improvement Project that started out with a budge of $6 Billion and now has reached $10 Billion.
With added construction costs - steel, construction material in general - up 25% and more - soon - there will be another Ballot Measure - asking for more money - the tax payers footing the bill - while these lackeys - have a field day - laughing all the way to the bank - most of them living outside San Francisco.
We have had no detail hearing allowing San Franciscans - the public at large - to have a meaningful discussion - more San Francisco - made aware of time-line and goals - what is really happening with the Sewer System - our Bay adversely impacted.
The Phelps Raw Sewage Treatment Plant that takes in over 80 percent of the SF City and County sewage, and added sewage by nearby counties like Brisbane and Burlingame - and no one really knows of all the entities that are involved in greater or less measure.
In the year 2018 - we have no real time gadgets that are easily available - to register - the leaks in our clean water drinking pipes - and our sewer pipes - mostly placed in close proximity - each of the thousands of miles of pipes - leeching into the ground.
I mentioned this at the last SF Public Utilities Commission meeting and saw the General Manager take notes - but one can take notes - we need to know what is really happening - how many millions of clean drinking water leeching into the ground.
Add to that sewer water that can adversely impact the watershed.
Millions of gallons of water have been pumped out - adversely impacting our watershed - and adversely impacting buildings in and around the SalesForce building - the process is known as " de-watering ".
A permit is required to install a meter that takes count of the de-watering process - and keep real time track of the million of gallons pumped out.
When asked for this report - the initial statement made - stated that the meter installed was not functioning.
Such ploys and machinations - are detrimental - to sound transparency and accountability.
The indigenous people have lived in San Francisco for over 15,000 years - and protected the Watershed that plays an important part.
The Micro-Climates we have here in the Bay Area - are treasured - and the United Nations - has declared parts as sensitive areas - where research is conducted - and reports not released to the public at large - by the SF City and County nor the City's Department of the Environment.
The Ohlone had their Shell Mounds - Sacred Burial Sites - more like acupuncture needles - that brought about healing to the Earth.
Again and again the Sacred Sites have been desecrated - while some rejoice in getting Proclamations and other mundane favors handed to them - with NO mention about the desecration and less about the Federal Recognition - linked to the land.
Our Elders are about the Sacred Land - Mother Earth - and not about papers that wither and the ink printed on the paper - not worth the salt.
We must not have much to do with folks - who pander - and those that do not have their heart in right place. At most of these ceremonies our Elders must be present - those Elders that have wisdom - not fake ones that have no relation with the Great Spirit and more Mother Earth.
Here in San Francisco - the land was stolen - there is NO one single document - proving the Ohlone - signed off on any legal document - handing over the land to any entity.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed February 2, 1848 - the indigenous people were treated fairly and women had more rights - and could own land.
Not so with the many treaties signed by the United States Government - with the indigenous people of California.
Up until 1927 one could murder an indigenous person - and fetch a measly $5 as a reward. Thousands of children were sent to Boarding School - to be brainwashed - they could not speak their native language.
This history is not taught and many are not educated on issues - they talk the talk but fail to walk the walk.
Indigenous women were tied by their thumbs, and lead to their death - many of them had small infants and children - such atrocities happened and were recorded.
Today we see a resurrection of such attitudes - disdain show for the indigenous people from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru and so on.
We have someone in the White House who now want to create an Executive Order to deprive non-citizens - but naturalized - allowing children born to them - of their United States citizenship by birth.
The Constitutional experts quote the 14th Amendment - but the egoistical maniac - will not paid heed to anyone. Such are the happenings of our times - and a President who is a LOCO.
The atrocities committed by those that raped, killed, murdered, stole the land - destroyed the homes of those of were indigenous - in their own land. We must remember that.
Their relatives the countries I have mentioned above are their relatives - there were NO boundaries and No walls - but now that changed - and the relatives once held in very high esteem.
The Great Spirit being the unified force - Mother Earth respect - her children - honor the Elders - who kept the customs intact, carried on the required ceremonies - and created civilizations like the Maya - when Whites were totally uncivilized.
Anthropologists, Archeologists, Sociologist, Historians others that chronologically have documented for those that are educated to verify and discern. Talk and teach others - to be better informed.
Stop listening to the Main Media and the Sound Bites - more gossip and learn to do your own research and accumulate empirical data. Learn to be educated on issues - stand tall and represent. More at time such as we are enduring - with some one in the White House that has lost his mind.
In years past - thousands of years ago - the migration by tribes was a ritual - and there were civilizations - that could travel far off place - and large distances.
There are markings that can be seen from Space - that astonish many - and there is more - large monuments build in place - large carved stones weighing thousands of pounds - we are just beginning to realize - that these civilizations - had mastered the season, the cycles of moon, the sun, the sky and all that it has to offer.
Sundials and other mathematical models and figures that have confounded the experts - some of them I have met and had lengthy discussions.
The Babylonian Civilization, the Mohenjo Daro Civilization,
the Mayan Civilization, the Egyptian Civilization - these civilizations preceded us - and our Civilization will come to an end. Mother Earth will heal minus Homo Sapiens - and outlive the nonsense of the day.
Read some about the Mohenjo Daro Civilization:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/mohenjo-daro/
the Mayan Civilization, the Egyptian Civilization - these civilizations preceded us - and our Civilization will come to an end. Mother Earth will heal minus Homo Sapiens - and outlive the nonsense of the day.
Read some about the Mohenjo Daro Civilization:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/mohenjo-daro/
Indigenous people lived for thousands of years - thousand lost their lives - just because they were indigenous - colonization - invasion - and in the case of Turtle Island - coming here for refuge - religions persecution - the British for recourses - divide and rule - we know who is right and wrong - what is more we all have a conscience.
The details of the death on the indigenous - and the manner how they died is unbearable and nauseating - more when it comes to infants, children, women, the Elders, and those with compromised health - details noted in many documents - and archeological findings.
The deeper one delves into these documents - the more one comprehends the heinous crimes.
Light is shed on the Strangers - despicable who had no qualms of conscience - we have some of them - today - they call them Nationalists and baptized themselves with other titles - one worse than the other.
Light is shed on the Strangers - despicable who had no qualms of conscience - we have some of them - today - they call them Nationalists and baptized themselves with other titles - one worse than the other.
The atrocities and more cannot be nullified or placated by vague so called niceties - Proclamations, Commendations, Medals, and letters of recommendations, treaties signed but not kept - they all fade when the thousands of lives are recounted and the manner in which innocent people were terminated without any fair play and justice.
Water is Life - and some of us went to North Dakota to support the Lakota Nations - who were united by Chief Sitting Bull - a Sovereign Nation.
The Lakota Nation - the Treaty of Laramie - the United States has failed before and continues to defy the indigenous people.
This nonsense must STOP - it will be STOPPED by the Great Spirit - it is just a matter of time.
The Lakota Nation - the Treaty of Laramie - the United States has failed before and continues to defy the indigenous people.
This nonsense must STOP - it will be STOPPED by the Great Spirit - it is just a matter of time.
Of paramount importance - we must listen and respect our Elders - never mind that we live in the digital world and think we know better - in matters of common sense - which is a rare sense - the Elders prevail. Aho.
