Florence Jones and Caleen Sisk: Winnemem Healers
The legendary Winnemem Wintu healer, Florence Jones (1907-2003), passed on leadership of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to Caleen Sisk over a decade ago. Although Chief Sisk is recognized the world over as a powerful indigenous leader, the U.S. government continues its failure to recognize the Winnemem Wintu. Could it be due to their determined opposition to Bureau of Reclamation plans to raise the height of Shasta Dam, which would flood most of the remaining Winnemem sacred places along the McCloud River in northern California? We have gone back into our archives to edit this 11-minute short film about the continuity of leadership among the Winnemem Wintu, one of the criteria for federal recognition. Enjoy.
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Thank you. Walk in Spirit.
I remember this wonderful woman
Thank you for shearing your wisdom , Blessing to you all always . With much love love and nothing but love to you all . With love from Denmark . Thank you.
That little girl tipping her chair to get a better look at what grandma is pointing to was precious 💞💞💞
Fantastic report and I now have more knowledge and learned of a tribe I did not know of. I am not of Indian blood but know the terrible history that they have endured at hands of cruel and greedy whites. We still have some of those around who don't understand the treasure we have in our midst. The Native American Traditions and Cultures are a National Treasure that must be preserved. We have only come to now know what happened and it's being spread over the internet. People did not know because the schools did not teach there truth, movies and media did not portray the truth and the Government would have not made it know because of the past treachery, brutality, cruelty and genocide that was visited upon the North American Tribes. It is a shameful past. When I was a teacher I taught the truth as much as I could. Thank Creator for our Native Peoples that yet survive and now are rising up again.
Florence is my Great Aunt, trying to find out anything about her.
I wish i could meet this lady
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I am Winnemen these are my relatives
Oh sacred heart I pray for you and our people to be safe on your land. Great Spirit watch over all !
grateful for this clip thank you
love thank goodness of aboriginal indigous people of trutle island!!😁.
..🦊...don’t know if this is the old lady who told on me and my shadow ,...however she was not the one who woke me ,....love to follow and stomp on the evil one’s ,...of our own kind ,..learned by being stomped on ,....thank you if you were the one ,...🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
dude, this is cool
I hope they strong
Strong stories that must be told. All can benefit