Gavin Newsom Caught Up In HORRIFIC New Scandal… (see more)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has allocated millions of dollars to a program that funds Native American “food sovereignty,” owl counting, and “cultural burns,” according to a report published this week. Advertisement in which tribal groups use traditional fire techniques to clear brush from the landscape and preserve their “close kinship” with plants, animals, and “other natural relatives.” Advertisement Since 2023, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has distributed roughly $24 million to tribal organizations and nonprofit groups through its “Tribal Wildfire Resilience” program.
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Advertisement Crowfoot has said the Newsom administration has made progress in returning the land to the “leadership of California Native American tribes.” While a portion of the Tribal Wildfire Resilience funding has been directed toward traditional wildfire prevention and land-management efforts, critics argue that a closer review of state grant records raises serious questions about how much of the money is actually being spent on fire mitigation.
