This committee stems from recommendations made by the Citizens' Commission that met for over 18 months during 2020 and 2021.
A number of those recommendations oriented around how our city government, the school district, the local tribal government, and the Indigenous People of our area could move forward in partnership together. The idea would be for our collaboration to result in educational initiatives, policies or agreements, and especially ongoing communication and consultation.
That effort has been our committee's focus so far.
CITY OF FORT BRAGG
Ad Hoc Committee on
Culture and Education
Plants Sources/Links:
Sprouting Valley: Historical Ethnobotany of
the Northern Pomo from Potter Valley,
California
Dorothy King Young Chapter CALIFORNIA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
CalScape
Native American Ethnobotany: A Database
of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native
American Peoples, Derived from Plants
Interpretive Panel, Artwork, and Potential Plants for Front Area:
Building recently
repainted, exterior
walls repaired.
Fort Building as Learning Center: T-Mobile Grant
Art panel from Pomo artist and educator,
Buffie Campbell-Schmidt
North Room (11x15 feet) South Room (11x15 feet)
Some recent updates Some elements in progress
LED track lights have been installed
A new heater has been installed
A hook and cable hanging system has been purchased
TV Monitors have been purchased
New flooring type
Window coverings
Exhibition furniture (pedestals with vitrines)
Other furniture (bookshelves, meeting/coffee table)
Kai Poma
Kai Poma is a tribally-incorporated nonprofit organization founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes, and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians. It serves as the legal entity for the return of over 130 acres of land along the Pacific coast in Yuki and Pomo lands, south of Westport.
The Native American Studies Model Curriculum
(NASMC) is lesson plans, primary source
documents, planning resources, teaching
strategies, and professional development activities
to assist educators in teaching about Native
American studies.
Support local schools in doing more and deeper education related to tribal history, contemporary culture, and governance.
The City of Fort Bragg acknowledges that the land on which we stand today is the unceded traditional territory of the local Indigenous People past and present. We acknowledge the critical importance of traditional Pomo methods of preservation of our land, waters, and sky. We recognize the sovereignty of the Pomo People, who are the original stewards of this land. We value, and seek to support, the many ways in which the Pomo People are working to preserve and revitalize Pomo culture, such as oral histories, dances, songs, regalia, basketry, and the Northern Pomo language.
We resolve to:
● Consult with the governing body of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, as well as other tribal communities, on initiatives, issues, or items of concern.
● Raise visibility and public awareness of the history and contemporary presence of the Native population of our area. ● Collaborate with local Indigenous People, local schools, and State and Regional partners, to enhance education on the history and contemporary lifeways of local Indigenous People.
Land Acknowledgement and Commitments
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