Comments on: Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns in Indian Country http://blog.epa.gov/ej/2012/05/addressing-environmental-justice-concerns-in-indian-country/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-environmental-justice-concerns-in-indian-country Environmental Justice in Overburdened Communities Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Guy Archibald http://blog.epa.gov/ej/2012/05/addressing-environmental-justice-concerns-in-indian-country/#comment-325 Guy Archibald Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:46:21 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/ej/?p=240#comment-325 EJ also need to distinguish the landless Alaska Native Tribes that do not have the landed jurisdiction of reservations. This is a very tough issue especially so in a state that does not recognize the sovereign status of the 248 federal tribes within it borders.

Alaska is currently prosecuting subsistence fishermen who traveled to fish camp along the river for the king salmon opening. Two weeks into the season AK Fish and Game closed the fishery through an announcement on their website. Needless to say there was no internet at fish camp. A couple of days later enforcement showed up confiscated the fish these families rely on for the winter, slashed their hand woven gill nets and handed out tickets. This is the state of Environmental Justice in Action in Alaska.

]]> By: Marvin S. Robinson, II http://blog.epa.gov/ej/2012/05/addressing-environmental-justice-concerns-in-indian-country/#comment-226 Marvin S. Robinson, II Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:09:25 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/ej/?p=240#comment-226 One of the many THINGS that the E.P.A. and others around the country can do / RIGHT now- to impact optimism in the upCOMING 20Th anniversary of the ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE is issue a directive, request, intervention to stop the MEDICINE WHEEL at
HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY from being eliminated to construct an expanded HIGHWAY link across their campus ‘sacred-spaces’ / WETLANDS, so that visitors can get to and from K.U.’s basketball games.
THAT would be an interesting – unique way to help impact the ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE even includes the Native American’s educational importance that the MEDICINE WHEEL and the WETLANDS deserve to go into the future. THANK YOU !!!

Marvin S. Robinson, II
Quindaro Ruins / Underground Railroad- Exercise 2013

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