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https://web.archive.org/web/20061214093214/http://wiyot.com/Island_story.html

            This source gives an in depth look into the Wiyot history, culture, environmental issues regarding their island and an insight on how exactly the Wiyot people are planning to overcome the obstacles left behind by the European immigrants. This source explains the sacredness of the island as well as the use of its resources, “[b]efore the white settlers, Wiyot people around Humboldt bay and on Indian island hunted the area’s wildlife, fished for salmon and gathered roots for medicine, food and basketry.” Aside from its natural resources, this island held World Renewal Ceremonies which the Wiyot people would together every year and ask their divine power for blessings. 

 

O'Neill, C. J. “Glass Points of the California Indians.” Central States Archaeological Journal, vol. 55, no. 3, 2008, pp. 128–129. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43142849. Accessed 23 Feb. 2021.

 

`           This source goes a little more in depth into the massacre that occurred in 1860 and how it greatly affected the Wiyot people and their precious land. The immigrants slaughtered over 200 men, women and children. They soiled the land that provided the Wiyot with their medicine, food and other necessary items. Along with the materials, they disrespected their burial grounds and the location in which they held their ceremonies. They dug tunnels, trenches and holes for mining gold which eroded the dirt and made it nearly impossible for plants to grow in the area. 

 

 

https://activenorcal.com/wiyot-tribe-reclaims-sacred-indian-island-in-humboldt-bay/ 

 

            This source provides images and descriptions of the events that took place in 1860. 

It also explains the returning of land to the Wiyot people. The Wiyot people experienced a massive victory when the city of Eureka decided to return the land, this was a “landmark victory for the Wiyot Tribe…” The Wiyot people, since 2019, have been able to celebrate their World Renewal Ceremonies and have been able to begin their erosion control.

 

https://www.northcoastjournal.com/070104/cover0701.html

[plastic covering shell mounds from erosion][shore of island showing shellmounds]

 

            These images display the erosion caused by the shipyard as well as the erosion control. Also, this source provides amazing images as well as context from an interview between Cheryl Seidner, who is tribal chair of the Table Bluff Wiyot reservation and a couple people from a journal staff. The Wiyot people have been doing toxic cleanup for the couple years of being back on the land. On the historical aspect, they are putting together money to build a dance house where they will practice their native dances and ceremonies.

 

http://wiyot.us/186/Tuluwat-Project

            Think link will take you straight to the Wiyot website where there are updates on all aspects of the Wiyot people. Since this class focuses on the environmental history, I searched through the website and was able to find the page that focuses on the environment and the progress of its restoration. The most important piece of the Wiyot people’s history are their “Clamshell Mounds” which have been estimated to be over 1,000 years old and it contained “meals, tools, ceremonies, as well as many burial sites.”

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