Social justice and racial equity in Humboldt and Del Norte counties will not be defined or achieved by the four white women who signed the Humboldt Area Foundation statement titled “A Statement on Race, Safety and Belonging” that recently appeared on the organization’s website. As an institution, the HAF does not practice what it preaches […]
Chag Lowry
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Resilience and the Response to American Genocide
In 1867 my great-great grandmother Susie Jack survived a series of massacres that occurred among her Achumawi people in her homeland in a valley located in northeastern California, in what is now Modoc County. Susie made her way toward the Maidu people near what is now the town of Susanville. She eventually married and her […]
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In Remembrance
I grew up around many veterans among my mother’s Yurok people and my father’s Maidu and Achumawi people from northeastern California. I’ve had the privilege to speak with several veterans who served with my grandfather and great-uncle in World War II. I wanted to honor all local veterans during Memorial Day by sharing part of […]
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The Power of an Image
I happened to see the cover of the April 14 issue of the Journal on a newsrack on my way to breakfast with my oldest son. We were so excited to see four of this area’s young women standing proudly in traditional regalia during the Klamath dam removal ceremony. It isn’t often you can see […]
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Our Families
Family above all else. It’s a statement with a profound ring to it. When your family is healthy, you are too. When your family is hurting, you are too. I was asked to share my thoughts on what’s happening among this area’s Native American people and cultures. What I can say is everything that happens […]