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Here is a little taste of what is to come, and a tribute to the local Nisenan, as they are accomplishing some big dreams and repairing some deep displacement: A brand new Honey of the Heart song “Coming Home". We are working diligently on this in the studio right now. We hope you enjoy!
Make Dreams With Us
Ever dreamt of hosting a house concert?
Have a lovely yard, home or space where you've dreamed of bringing community and music together. Please let us know. We are filling in our spring and summer tours with as many of these intimate, meaningful events as we can. Email info@honeyoftheheart.com to inquire.
Land Back for the Nisenan Tribe!
Such good news!! (read the message below from Shelly Covert, Tribal Spokesperson)
Calling Everyone:
Who’s ever Bought Gold
Who’s claimed Indigenous Allyship
Who’s made $ in California
DIG DEEP & THROW DOWN TODAY To support LAND BACK For the Nevada City Nisenan.
This is their last day to raise the funds more to buy back their former village site known as Woolman, owned by Quakers who need to sell
Literally anyone who’s made money in CA since the gold rush has done so while the Indigenous Tribes here have suffered genocide, land grabs, and erasure. The Nisenan Tribes were stripped of federal recognition which has caused their people to suffer even more in recent decades. This land back in Indigenous hands will offer a cultural site, a place to relate to nature, and a chance for the Tribal Members to have a place to call Home and be together for the first time in decades.
The Nisenan need to ask the public for financial support to get this last push. This is the time.
Please join me in the push- If we keep it going we’ll secure their funds for renovations too.
Please share please give please wish and pray and envision this land passing to the Nevada City Nisenan with ease and grace.
Here is a message from Shelly Covert, Tribal Spokesperson below with their latest exciting update:
★ ANOTHER INCREDIBLE UPDATE ★
In case you missed the first announcement, there was an offer from a private donor on March 21st to match all donations through March 31st, up to $100,000. That match was met within 8 days! Another private donor stepped in with the same offer, to match donations made through April 4th. You all stepped up again with donating, sharing, spreading the word and we met the second $100,000 match last Sunday. Now a THIRD match of $100,000 has been offered - and we're already over $55,000 into meeting that match!!
So, between now and midnight on April 4th, all donations will be doubled, until we reach that third $100,000!
★ ★ ★
Reminder::: Phase 2 fundraising will carry on BEYOND April 4th, so there is still time to participate in this movement!
Tribal Spokesperson Shelly Covert will be interviewed on CapRadio's Insight with Vicki Gonzalez. Tune in for updates about the Homeland Return campaign!
“Thank you again to CapRadio for keeping California Native issues in the news! Thank you Manola Secaira for your attention to accuracy and clarity.” - Shelly Covert, Spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe, CHIRP Executive Director
flower flower flower ~ let's all go dance ~ springtime is here
SpringFest at Bridgeport is happening this Saturday 4/6 from 10a-4p Shelly Covert will be presenting at 11am - come listen in!
The Story of Land, Water, and People builds on the foundation of CHIRP’s Visibility Through Art (VTA) initiative. This project coordinates collaborations among artists and Tribal Culture bearers to increase public awareness and engage the public related to social justice, through the lens of environment-related issues including, land, water, and people.
This activity is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, through the Upstate California Creative Corps program, administered by Nevada County Arts Council.