Building Stewardship:
Restoration Of Degraded Tribal Land
Jordan Quintana
Cochiti Pueblo
Building Stewardship:
Restoration Of Degraded Tribal Land
Jordan Quintana
Cochiti Pueblo
Research log #1
Research log #2 -
The Flood control act of 1960
The purpose of The Flood control act of (1960) authorized a Settlement Agreement between the Pueblo de Cochiti, the United States Department of the Interior, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The bill would, among other purposes, authorize the transfer of responsibility for the Cochiti Dam drainage system to the Pueblo de Cochiti and release the United States from liability associated with that drainage system.
picture- https://ejatlas.org/conflict/cochiti-dam-new-mexico
Research log #3 - Current state of issue
U.S. Interior Dept. moves to restore Native American land
The interior secretary Deb Haaland is working hard to restore Native American lands. She is reversing policies put in place by the Trump administration. Her goal is to remedy century old policies that resulted in tribes losing their land. By giving the land back to indigenous peoples, restoration and conservation can and will happen. She is the first Native American to serve as cabinet secretary, she is from the pueblo of Laguna.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-interior-dept-moves-restore-native-american-land-2021-04-27/
Action plan #1- SHP presentation- The meaning of restoration
Quotes
Diego Delgarito - “As we restore our forests, We restore our way of life.”
Jayden Cate - “ Take care of the environment and the environment will take care of you!”
Action plan #2- Reforestation in Bland Canyon