AMLT’s Newsletter!
AMLT releases a electronic newsletter that is distributed through email and placed on our website. These newsletters include opening statements from Chairman Lopez, our Executive Director, and highlight some of the recent projects and other initiatives of AMLT. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please fill out the form here, or send an email to info@amahmutsun.org asking to be added to the mailing list.
2024 Fall Equinox Newsletter
Letter from Chairman Lopez, AMLT Board President
By Valentin Lopez, President of AMLT and Tribal Chairman
Dear Friends,
One of the most important priorities of our Tribe is to ensure our youth understand the directive given to us in our Creation Store; it is our responsibility to take care of Mother Earth and all living things. Besides talking about these obligations at our tribal wellness meeting and at many of our tribal gatherings, we have looked for other ways to support the integration and expansion of young tribal members becoming more involved with the organization and the important work we are doing...continue reading.
AMLT Youth Summer Camp Returns for its Second Year at Sunlit
By Lisa Carrier, Tribal Member and AMLT Director of Operations
From July 28 to August 3, 2024, the AMLT Sunlit rukka (house) in Bonny Doon erupted with the enthusiasm, curiosity and laughter of young Tribal members and their family chaperones who gathered for the second in-person Youth Stewardship Summer Camp. This was AMLT’s Youth Stewardship Summer Camp’s second year hosted at the AMLT Sunlit rukka, and this was the second year that its curriculum and activities were developed, organized, and facilitated by a team that was over 85% Mutsun...continue reading.
Click here to view our Summer Camp 2024 Slideshow.
Summer Intern Program 2024: Archaeology Field School
By Alexii Sigona, Tribal Member and 2024 AMLT Summer Intern Supervisor; Alec Apodaca, AMLT Cultural Resources Program Manager; and including a reflection from Elizabeth Rodriguez, Tribal Member and 2024 Summer Intern
For countless centuries, Summer brings the land, plants, animals, sun’s warmth and dryness for extended periods of time, marking an end of the Spring season...Despite the heat, there is much to be thankful for that we have reached another summer together, and one way to honor the change in seasons is to seek opportunities for growth, learning, and adventure. The theme of this year’s annual Summer Intern Program was cultural heritage stewardship and archaeology. Now, what does Archaeology have to do with our Internship Program and Amah Mutsun Land Trust? Continue reading.
Read our full 2024 Fall Equinox Newsletter here.
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