NEWS AND UPDATES
Today, the city of Los Angeles is home to nearly four million people, and the county a stunning 10 million. And it’s on fire.
Members of the Native community in Los Angeles, Calif. gathered Monday evening, for a prayer and healing circle as wildfires continue to burn in Southern California.
The gathering at United American Indian Involvement (UAII) was intended to bring together community members and raise awareness about the resources being provided to those in need by the urban Indian organization.
UAII has set up an emergency response center – among efforts the organization is providing temporary shelter, coordinating housing, distributing emergency supplies, and coordinating transportation for those impacted by the fires.
The organization held a press conference before the gathering.
UAII board member Laura Escobar says that, among challenges they’re hearing from Native community members in fire zones, there are power outages – and people unable to leave secured areas and not being able to get necessities like food and water.
UAII board member and elder Keith Vielle says their effort is what community is all about that even though they may be far away from their reservations, they have Native values and traditional ways, which include helping one another.
They’re also offering hotel accommodations and meals, and working on long-term plans to offer assistance after the fires.
The organization is accepting donations and has a telephone helpline for those impacted by the wildfires.
According to the UAII, it serves a large urban Native population with more than 200,000 Native people living in Los Angeles County.
Neighboring tribes are among those offering support to fight the wildfires.
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians sends fire crew to neighbors in LA
Neighboring tribes are among those offering support to fight the wildfires. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in San Bernardino County says as its neighbors face overwhelming challenges of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County, the tribe is responding to mutual aid requests.
It has sent the San Manuel Fire Department to the Eaton Fire in Altadena to help battle the blaze.
In a statement, the tribe says during this difficult time, the tribe “stands united with the courageous first responders, fully committed to help safeguard homes, loved ones, and the spirit of community.”
Other California tribes and tribes across the country have sent fire trucks and crews to help battle the wildfires.
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Fox News host Jesse Watters connected dam removals requested by Native American tribes to California's wildfire crisis, saying Governor Gavin Newsom removed four dams “because the Native Americans told him to do it.”
During the January 8 broadcast of “The Five,” Watters criticized California's fire response, noting that crews “have contained 0% of this fire.” He then pointed to dam removals, saying Newsom “tore more dams down — four — than anybody in the history of this country. Because the Native Americans told him to do it, because it would save some salmon. Now look at this.”
READ: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/fox-news-host-faults-the-native-americans-for-california-fires
Our thoughts are with our friends and community members in Los Angeles,
who are dealing with immense loss during these dangerous and uncertain
times.
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