TRIBAL REVIVAL
FOR ALL SALINAN PEOPLE
#1 Acknowledging Our Leadership Challenges
Our Path Forward
The Tribal Revival Circle is dedicated to restoring balance, reconnecting our people, and bridging the generational gap.
Empower Diverse Voices
Address long-standing power imbalances by fostering inclusive leadership that reflects the entire tribal community, moving beyond single-family dominance.
Reclaim Culture & Land
Prioritize cultural revitalization, traditional knowledge preservation, and ancestral land stewardship, ensuring these are central to our collective future.
Bridge Generations
Create robust mentorship programs and pathways for knowledge transfer, strengthening the connection between elders and youth for lasting continuity.
Leadership & Governance
A New Chapter with Respect
After decades of service, it's time for long-standing Council members to pass the torch. We invite them to retire with honor or join a respected Elder Council.
Fair & Transparent Elections
Let's follow our Constitution—form a strong Election Committee, and hold fair, transparent elections led by an independent team.
Communication & Community
Communications
Establish a diverse, skilled team to manage the newsletter, website, and social media—with training, accountability, and shared responsibility.
Cultural Revitalization
Form a dedicated committee to lead cultural renewal and pursue grants—empowering our identity beyond federal recognition.
Growing Together
These changes will restore balance to our leadership structure while honoring the contributions of long-serving members through a new advisory role. Transparent, scheduled governance will rebuild trust and participation.
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Why We're Better Together: Uniting the Salinan People
Cultural Strength
Creating stronger spaces for language, ceremony, and intergenerational learning to restore what was nearly lost.
Political Power
A unified Salinan voice carries more weight in negotiations with counties, state, and federal agencies.
Healing & Belonging
Welcoming disconnected Salinan people home, regardless of original rolls or past factionalism.
Shared Future
Respecting our differences while creating collaborative structures to care for our land, people, and future generations.
"Our ancestors didn't operate in separate factions—they moved with respect, cooperation, and shared responsibility for the land and each other."
Salinan Land Conservancy: Returning Home
Cultural Survival
Creating access to traditional territories for gathering, ceremonies, and language learning in its natural context
Land Rematriation
Establishing legal pathways to accept donated land, purchase parcels, and enter conservation agreements
Ecological Regeneration
Implementing traditional burns, restoring native plants, and protecting wildlife corridors
Sacred Site Protection
Monitoring and preserving burial grounds, village remnants, and places of cultural significance
The Conservancy transcends tribal politics, creating a unified platform where all Salinan people can reconnect with our homeland without waiting for federal recognition. Let this generation remember who we are—and return home.
Our Vision — A Return to Balance
"We are building more than a conservancy. We are building a homecoming where the land remembers us—and we remember how to care for it."
Return to Land
Reconnecting with our ancestral territories not as property to own, but as relatives to protect and tend.
Return to Culture
Revitalizing our language, ceremonies, and stories that carry generations of ecological wisdom.
Return to Community
Building a homecoming where elders are honored, youth find purpose, and our future is sovereign.
Substance-Free Policy: We follow a path of respect, healing, and balance. This sacred way of life guides us in all that we do, from our tribal events and gatherings to our leadership spaces.
It is our firm commitment that these spaces will remain free from alcohol, drugs, and any other mind-altering substances. By upholding this substance-free policy, we honor the traditions and values that have sustained our people for generations.
Daily practice of mindfulness, sobriety, and connection to our ancestral roots. As we move forward together, this unwavering dedication to sobriety and wellness will be the foundation upon which we build a brighter future for the Salinan people.
This policy honors our youth, elders, and those in recovery while reflecting our ancestral values.
Our Commitment
As Salinan people, we follow a path of respect, healing, and balance that honors our ancestral values.
Clear Boundaries
No alcohol or drugs at tribal events or meetings, creating safe spaces for all our people.
Leadership Example
Tribal leaders modeling a substance-free standard, guiding our community through personal example.
By choosing this path, we honor those we've lost, support those healing, and build a stronger, healthier future for all Salinan people—together, in a good way.