Welcome to everyone just joining. We’re hearing a traditional prayer from Juan Mancias, Tribal Chair of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas.

He keeps cutting out

“We’re not here to have dominion or subdue and multiply. We’re here to be part of Creation.” - Tribal Chair Juan Mancias.

“To be us, critical infrastructures are not border wall, pipelines, LNG. The critical infrastructure is the water, the land, the sacred fire, and one another.” - Tribal Chair Juan Mancias.

Share out what you learn from this Tribunal on social media, with the hashtags #SaveGarciaPasture, #BuildAVillageSaveTheEarth, and #GulfSouth4GND

The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is resisting “The gentrification of the human soul.” We have to struggle to remain connected. - Tribal Chair Juan Mancias

Tribal Chair Juan Mancias, Tribal Secretary Christa Mancias, and Councilwoman of the Ponca Nation Casey Camp-Horinek are enumerating their Inherent rights, the right to survival, and the rights of Nature.

“We too as human beings have learned over the generations of the Original Instructions - have learned how to be interpreters for the other ways of life we called Nature.” - Casey Camp-Horinek

Oceans of respect and appreciation for all observing and participating in this critical event. 1000 thank you's to everyone.

“Garcia Pasture as a gathering site fits within this interconnected area of multiple village sites, in the history of transhumans movement, near the mouth of the river where the people were first made.” - Christopher Basaldu, PhD, Carrizo Comecrudo Tribal Member and Organizing Manager at the Sierra Club

“Our responsibility, against the narrative of death, is to continue the narrative of life given to us at Creation.”

“The people are reawakening, we are remembering who we are, hearing the voices of the ancestors so that we can take up these relationships again, take on the narrative of life again.” Christopher Basaldu, PhD

This is not just about “rights” - it’s about a sacred responsibility.

Gracias for speaking truth to power Christopher and Chairman Mancias.

Mr Dalbey is great but can try to say "proposed" instead of "__will be built" :)

“We can all agree - The Esto’k Gna have an inherent right to self-determination, self-identity, and all of the rights granted to Indigenous people around the world.” - J. Eric Reed, Attorney

Because the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas is not officially recognized by the state or federal governments, governments are not required to consult with the Esto’k Gna about developments on their own sacred territory.

“We’re not museum pieces, we’re evolving nations.” - J. Eric Reed, attorney and enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

For those just joining, please remember to share out the evidence, stories, and demands shared during this virtual tribunal on social media, with hashtags #SaveGarciaPasture, #BuildAVillageSaveTheEarth, and #GulfSouth4GND.

“People didn’t see the river as a border. The river was where they lived on both sides. These weren’t two-different nation states. They were a continuum. It didn’t separate, it brought together.” - J. Eric Reed, Attorney and Enrolled Member of the Choctaw Nation of OK, about the Rio Grande

“The blood quantum was designed for one reason and one reason only, and that was to terminate Native tribes.” - Eric Reed, Attorney and Enrolled Member of the Choctaw Nation of OK. The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe is standing up to years of cultural genocide and asserting their identity and self-determination.

“The investor behind Texas LNG is delaying this project for a year. We need to take advantage of this time to help the Esto’k Gna create a document of evidence to support not only federal recognition but the argument for why these projects - the wall going through the cemetery, the pipeline and terminals in Garcia Pasture - are not profitable. The uniqueness of this place and cultural/historical value are much more important.” - J. Eric Reed, Attorney and Enrolled Member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe is protecting these sacred lands in Garcia Pasture and across Somi S’ek so that we can maintain the traditions of their ancestors. #SaveGarciaPasture #SaveSacredSites

The Carrizo Comecrudo and other Indigenous communities in this area would be hit by the first wave of destruction, but also - port Isabel, south padre island, Long Island village, etc. All these communities are in opposition to these LNG terminals. - Bekah Hinojosa, Texas Gulf Coast Campaign Representative at the Sierra Club

“These three LNG terminals - Texas LNG, Annova LNG, and Rio Grande LNG - would be the largest air polluters in the Rio Grande Valley region.” - Bekah Hinojosa. #SaveGarciaPasture #BuildAVillageSaveTheEarth

“We need a thriving ecosystem in order to survive.” - Bekah Hinojosa

Bekah also knows her stuff!

Is Bekah the SC lady who went to talk to France FF investor bank with Juan M?

These companies come to extract wealth and resources from the land and our communities, without bringing good, safe, long-term jobs to local people. We can’t afford a polluting economy. #GulfSouth4GND

^^^ “This is blatant environmental racism.”

“They’re trying to turn us into an extraction economy.” - Bekah Hinojosa from the Rio Grande Valley, TX Gulf Coast Campaign Rep at the Sierra Club.

“We got here because of capitalism. We live under a system where corporations & industries are given rights. Corporations - which are pieces of paper - are given rights that surpass those of human beings. Black, Brown, poor, and rural communities are most impacted by this.” - Vanessa Bolin #SaveGarcia Pasture #PeopleOverProfit

There’s nothing “natural” about natural gas. Let’s call this what it is - fracked gas.

“There are an excess of 700 studies by independent studies by scientists & doctors about the health impacts to human beings by these extractive industries. 80% agree that these health impacts are very significant and real.” - Vanessa Bolin, artist, activist, street medic, and founder of the Eyes Wide Open Project

Nana Pele’x Vanessa

Extractive industry bring man camps, which lead to gendered & racialized violence against Indigenous womxn, the Black community, and the LGBTQ+ community. - Vanessa Bolin. This is state-sponsored violence. This is why we are fighting not just for #ClimateJustice but for #MMIW and for Native liberation and tribal land sovereignty.

Yay Vanessa, love the LFG term !! ( -Maple in NC)

yay Vanessa, love "LFG" yes! (from Maple NC)

Follow the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe on Facebook: @CarrizoComecrudoTribeofTexas and on Twitter at @CComecrudo.

“Get your local leadership to start passing resolutions to protect yourself, your community, and the next seven generations.” - Vanessa Bolin #SaveGarciaPasture

Go to speaker view at the top of your screen to see the screen in a larger frame.

To those just calling in, this is a women’s dance for the harvest from the Women’s Council of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. Afterwards, we’ll be beginning the 2nd panel of the day: “Assessing the Impact of Petrochemical & US Border Wall Build-out on Sacred & Sovereign Indigenous Territory”

The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of TX is calling on us to #ChangeTheNarrative about what kind of ‘critical infrastructure’ we should be defending: Not pipelines and export terminals but, “Our land, air, water, climate, sacred fire, and the relatives we are all connected to.” #GulfSouth4GND #BuildAVillageSaveTheEarth

“We’re trying to expose the underbelly of what extractive industry is bringing into our territories.” - Casey Camp-Horinek, Tribal Elder of the Ponca Nation #MMIW #ChangeTheNarrative

Yay Rights of Nature (celdf.org )

Yes Casey long-time

“We will take these man camps out of our territories, and come together across our territories and empower one another to stand together, including our relatives in the South, all the way from the tip of Chile to the Arctic Circle.” - Casey Camp-Horinek, Tribal Elder of the Ponca Nation #MMIW #SaveGarciaPasture

Nana Pele’x Casey

“It is the water itself that is protecting us.”

South Texas is dealing with “sham courts & asylum policies, and the criminalization of migrant workers.” - Eduardo Canales, Director and Lead Organizer of the South Texas Human Rights Center. Climate Justice requires migrant justice. #GulfSouth4GND

Auno Nellie

Yauno Nellie

Because the U.S. border has divided the O’ohdam Nation, “O’ohdam in Mexico can’t even come north to access healthcare. O’ohdam in the U.S. can’t travel abroad because they were never issued birth certificates, because they were born in traditional ways on the res.” - Nellie Jo David, co-founder of the O’ohdam Anti-Border Collective #NoBorderNoWall #Decolonize

Correction! It's spelled Tohono O'odham. Thank you!

Thank you for that correction, Amy

Yauno Nellie

Nana Pele’x Nellie

Thank you Nellie!

“Customs & Border Protection routinely ignores Native & border communities” and refuses to notify and consult with these communities during the construction of the border wall through the Rio Grande Valley - Norma Herrera, Organizer at the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network.

Follow on Facebook & Twitter: @YaluiVillage

https://www.facebook.com/CarrizoComecrudoTribeOfTexas/

“The Border Wall will negatively impact the Santa Ana wildlife refuge, despite the clear intention of Congress to protect it.” - Norma Herrera, Organizer at the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network. #NoBorderNoWall #SaveRGV

Twitter is @ccomecrudo

Love Norma's points like opression within people

Yes Tim there are several law suits filed.

Can those laws list be posted? I'll try to write tho

Hi Maple! Yup, all the slides will be posted along with the recording of this webinar!

Nana Pele’x Norma Thank You

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/border-wall-10-09-2018.php

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ALL PARTICIPANTS: We're running a little over time. We'll finish at about 30mins. After the hour. All registered participants will be sent a recording and packet with slides. Apologies for the inconvenience.

The National Environmental Policy Act, The Endangered Species Act, The Clean Water Act, The national historic preservation act, the migratory bird treaty act, the migratory bird conservation act, the clean air act, the archeological resources protection act, the paleontological resources protection act, the federal cave resources protection act, the safe drinking water act, the noise control act, The solid waste disposal act, the comprehensive enviromental response, compensation and liability act, the archeological and historic preservation act, the antiquities act, the history sites, building and antiquities act, the farmland protection policy act, the coastal zone management act, the federal land policy and management act, the national wildlife refuge system administration act, the national fish and wildlife act, the fish and wildlife coordination act, the administrative procedure act the river and harbors act, the eagle protection act the national American graves protection and repatriation act

The American Indian religious freedom acy

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Please forgive the spelling errors, copy and paste failed me

Laws waived:The National Environmental Policy ActThe Endangered Species ActThe Clean Water ActThe National Historic Preservation ActThe Migratory Bird Treaty ActThe Migratory Bird Conservation ActThe Clean Air ActThe Archeological Resources Protection ActThe Paleontological Resources Preservation ActThe Federal Cave Resources Protection ActThe Safe Drinking Water ActThe Noise Control ActThe Solid Waste Disposal ActThe Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ActThe Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act

The Antiquities ActThe Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities ActThe Farmland Protection Policy ActThe Coastal Zone Management ActThe Federal Land Policy and Management ActThe National Wildlife Refuge System Administration ActThe National Fish and Wildlife ActThe Fish and Wildlife Coordination ActThe Administrative Procedure ActThe River and Harbors ActThe Eagle Protection ActThe Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ActThe American Indian Religious Freedom Act

“The Rights of Nature also means looking to our medicines, making sure that our natural medicines are protected.“- Amy Juan of the Tohono O’odham Nation & the International Indian Treaty Council

“No one is going to fight for us as hard as we are.” - Amy Juan of the Tohono O’odham Nation & the International Indian Treaty Council

Everyone on this panel is phenomenal! Best Friday EVER!!!! I hope this chat is saved. Best to all!!!!

Yauno AMY

thnx AMy Juan, I miss subbing at Ha:san Prep acad. (Oodham Tucson)

NANA PELE’X AMY

Thnx Colette, super!! GUILTY tomorrow!!!!!

NANA PELE’X COLETTE FOR ALL YOUR HELP TODAY

NANA PELE’X AND THANK YOU TO ALL VIEWING, OBSERVERS, PANELISTS, INTERPRETERS,AND ALL WHO ARE HELPING ON THE BACK END MAKING THIS RUN SMOOTHLY

YOUR HARD WORK IS GREATLY appreciated

THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT. NO LONGER WILL WE BE SILENCED OR OPPRESSED BY A COLONIAL MIND SET.

yauno

The UN Mechanisms are tools, but we as Peoples are the most powerful weapon!

AS AUTOCHTHONOUS PEOPLE OF SOMI SE’K WE ASK FOR YOU TO JOIN US AS WE PROTECT THE LAND AIR AND WATER

yauno

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Deep thanks to Tribal Chair Juan Mancias, Tribal Secretary Christa Mancias, to the members of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, to all speakers & observers, and to all co-sponsors and participants!

Share this story and this struggle with the hashtags #SaveGarciaPasture #GulfSouth4GND

And please re-join us for the 2nd day of this Tribunal, tomorrow at 10am CDT: tinyurl.com/CarrizoComecrudoTribunal

Thank you Uncle Juan and Famliy/Community! We love you! Sending big hugs from Tohono!

Thank you to all!

Thank you, everyone!

Thank you everyone, these were amazing panels! A true honor to listen and be here.