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The theme for this round of the Denman Forestry Issues Series is Trust and Transition: Perspectives on Native American Forestry. Three speakers focus on issues dealing with the stewardship of the natural resources located on the forest lands managed by Native American tribes, across America, in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Nolan Colegrove, of the Hoopah Indian Tribe, is a certified forester with the State of California. Colegrove gives an overview talk that includes background on the Intertribal Timber Council, tribal governments, and tribal forestry.

John Vitello, Senior Forester with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., gives an overview of Indian forestry, discusses government-tribal relationships, covers some of the complexities of Indian land management, and reviews some accomplishments of Indian forestry with respect to wild land fire management.

Jerry Franklin, professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Washington College of Forest Resources, discusses the results of independent assessments of Indian forests and forestry that have been conducted by the Intertribal Timber Council.

To see more videos from the University of Washington visit uwtv.org.

Duration : 0:58:34

Technorati Tags: Ecology, environment, forestry, sustainability

(Big Bay) – Kennecott Minerals officials at the Eagle Mine Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula arrested Cynthia Pryor for trespassing in April 20, 2010.
The public is outraged over the jailing of this 58-year-old longtime environmentalist.
In this video, Pryor explains what happened before and after her arrest.
Cynthia Pryor of Big Bay, MI belongs to several environment groups including serving as the the Sulfide Mining Campaign Director for the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve. Her attorney, Kevin Koch of Negaunee, MI, says Pryor wants a jury trial on the misdemeanor charge.
Pryor is scheduled for a pretrial court hearing at 1 p.m. on May 6. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail and or a $250 fine.
The video was produced by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI, which has founded numerous youth, faith and Native American related environment projects.

Petition to support Cynthia Pryor
www.savethewildup.org/jailed/petition

Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
http//www.yellowdogwatershed.org/blog
Save the Wild U.P. (SWUP)
http//www.savethewildup.org
SWUP Facebook Page
http//www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20079015072
SWUP Causes on Facebook
http//www.causes.com/causes/46130?recruiter_id=60587135
Stand for the Land blog
http//standfortheland.com
Stand for the Land flickr
http//www.flickr.com/photos/49633257@N03

Stories by Gabriel Caplett and others on the Headwaters Citizen Journalism For the Great Lakes
http//headwaters.net

Headwaters stories include opposition to the Kennecott Eagle Mine project and alleged international crimes and bad acts by Kennecott Mining and its parent company Rio Tinto
Taking a Stand Sacred Site Celebrated Despite Citizen Arrest
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/taking-a-stand-sacred-site-celebrated-despite-citizen-arrest
Pryor Ordered to Leave Jail
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/pryor-ordered-to-leave-jail
Cynthia Prior Pleads Not Guilty
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/cynthia-pryor-pleads-not-guilty
Cynthia Pryor arrested at mine property
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/citizen-arrested-for-%E2%80%9Ctrespassing%E2%80%9D-on-public-land
Eagle Mine Concerns at Rio Tinto Meeting
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/audio-rio-tintos-annual-general-meeting
U.P. Mine Threatens Sacred Tribal Rights
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-blog/upper-peninsula-mine-threatens-sacred-tribal-rights

Rio Tinto Stomps on Indigenous Rights in U.P. of Michigan
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-blog/rio-tinto-stomps-out-indigenous-rights-in-upper-michigan

Kennecott Minerals parent company Rio Tinto accused of crimes: Bribery, espionage, violating mining act
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/uk-serious-fraud-office-to-investigate-rio-tinto
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/rio-tinto-employees-charged-with-industrial-espionage-and-bribery
http//headwatersnews.net/mining-article/rio-tinto-pleads-guilty-to-breach-of-mining-management-act-again-2

USA Today , Washington Post stories from Associated Press writer John Flesher about Chauncey Moran, vice chairman of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve and volunteer stream monitor
http//www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-09-08-276323347_x.htm
http//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800356.html
http//www.waterkeeper.org/ht/d/OrganizationDetails/id/707
http//www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5AP05J20091126

Mining Journal:
Native Americans protest at Eagle Rock 4/25/10
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543341.html
Editorial Cooler heads must prevail 4/25/10
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543354.html
Pryor pleads not guilty to trespassing Mining 4/21/10
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543227.html
Pryor remains jailed 4/22/10
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543253.html
Rally Held at Eagle Rock
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543014.html?nav=5006
Video of Rally
http//www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/543018.html?nav=5056
http//miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/539169.html

Yellow Dog Plains via Wikipedia By Maynard Leon and Kirill Zikanov (Wiki username Kirillz)
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Dog_Plains
Trouble on the Yellow Dog Plains
http//savethewildup.org/files/swup/265.pdf

Granholm, DEQ decision condemned by U.P.
http//www.ausableanglers.org/files/members/RIVERWATCH48.pdf
Protect the Earth Part 2, Walk to Eagle Rock By Michele Bourdieu
http//keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2009/08/protect-earth-part-2-walk-to-eagle-rock.html
State of Michigan/Eagle Mine Project
http//www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4111_18442-130551–,00.html
Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute
http//www.CedarTreeInstitute.org

Duration : 0:9:28

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Images from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Some images are combined with images from Hubble, Chandra X-Ray Observatory or Earth based telescopes.

Duration : 0:9:58

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