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Success in Sunnyvale: Another Unanimous City Resolution Opposing Mine at Juristac

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on June 10, 2022June 20, 2022 in Updates

On Tuesday evening, Sunnyvale—the second largest city in Santa Clara County—unanimously adopted a resolution urging the County to deny permits for proposed mining operations at Juristac. Sunnyvale is now the fourth city in the region to pass such a resolution, Read More

Spring updates: EIR release delayed again, Juristac in the news, Watsonville art show

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on April 10, 2022April 24, 2022 in Updates

The Santa Clara County planning department has yet again delayed the publication of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Sargent Quarry project that threatens Juristac. The release date had been April 14, and now is delayed “3 or Read More

Environmental Impact Report Now Expected March 16th for Proposed Mining Project

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 in Updates

The Santa Clara County planning department says they are now targeting March 16, 2022 for the publication of the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed Sargent Quarry project. Once the EIR is released, a 60-day public comment period Read More

Tribal mmbers and students hold signs in support of a resolution to protect Juristac in Morgan Hill in January 2020

City of Santa Clara adopts resolution opposing mining project at Juristac

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 in Updates

On Tuesday the Santa Clara City Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging county officials to deny permits for an open-pit mine at Juristac on land that is sacred to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and critical for wildlife migration. “With Read More

Fall 2021 Updates: EIR Release Coming in November

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on October 14, 2021October 16, 2021 in Updates

At long last, according to the Santa Clara County Planning Department, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed mining project at Juristac will be released in late November of this year. While the department has offered target dates many Read More

Summer Update: Lummi Nation Visits in Gilroy, Tribal Youth Organizing Continues

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on June 10, 2021October 14, 2021 in Updates

On June 5th, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band hosted a blessing ceremony in Gilroy for the Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers on their cross-country "Red Road to DC" tour with a totem pole that will ultimately be delivered to Read More

2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on October 12, 2020 in Updates

The youth committee of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has organized the 2020 Amah Mutsun Youth Walk for Juristac, set to take place on Saturday October 24. Youth tribal members will walk five miles from San Juan Bautista to the Read More

Over 400 attend Protecting Sacred Landscapes event: reportback and action steps

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 in Updates

On the evening of August 5th, 446 guests attended the Protecting Sacred Landscapes online event to learn about the cultural and ecological importance of Juristac in Santa Clara County and Medicine Lake in Siskiyou County. A video of the full Read More

Summer updates: Juristac art contest, online event, new letters and articles

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 in Updates

Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, the movement to protect Juristac has continued to grow. Tribal members have been speaking about Juristac at numerous online conferences and events over the past few months, and letters of support and petition signatures continue to pour Read More

Spring updates, and EIR delayed to late summer

Posted by Amah Mutsun Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 in Updates

The movement to protect Juristac has been off to a strong start in 2020. Two new Protect Juristac solidarity groups have formed, in Watsonville, CA and at Stanford University. An inspirational Juristac benefit concert in Santa Cruz with a standing-room Read More

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