News From Native California - Summer 2015 Volume 28 Issue 4 | Page 4

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Maria Solares (Shamala Chumash)
lived from 1842 to 1923. She is a
beloved ancestor of the Santa Ynez
tribal community and her legacy
includes well over a hundred
narratives in their Shamala language.
They range from tales of mythic times
when the animals were still people,
to historic events such as the Mission
Revolt of 1824, to descriptions of
Chumash folkways such as childbirth
practices. In Our Languages, p.3
April Moore and Alan Wallace
(Nisenan Maidu/Welmelti Washoe)
were born and raised in Auburn,
California, the great grandchildren
on Ed and Lizzy Enos and Jim Dick.
Alan is a UC Davis graduate who
is currently working on Nisenan
language preservation. April is an
educator and tribal historian, and
served for many years as a cultural
resources manager. Memories of Lizzy
Enos, p. 4

Terria Smith (Torres Martinez Desert
Cahuilla) is a member of the Native
American Journalists Association.
She received a bachelor’s degree
from Humboldt State University and
a master’s degree from the University
of California, Berkeley. She is a
contributing editor for News From
Native California and works for First
Nations Experience (FNX) television
network. Cool is in Their Heritage, p. 6,
Canyons through Time, p. 34

Vincent Medina (Chochenyo Ohlone)
is a contributing editor for News from
Native California, and the Roundhouse
Outreach Coordinator at Heyday.
Vincent also teaches Chochenyo
language and serves on the boards
of the Advocates for Indigenous
California Language Survival and
the Living Language Circle.

Edward Willie (Pomo/Wailaki/Wintu)
is an artist, native ecologist, graphic
designer, basketweaver, regalia
maker, permaculturist, and herbalist.
After graduating from UC Berkeley with
a degree in Native American Studies,
Edward has worked in various fields
of education, while at the same time
continuing to enrich his personal
education–an education fueled by
his desire to uncover and rekindle
the cultural earth-based knowledge
of California Indians. He has a day
job working with small children.
He has four grown children. And
he currently resides in Santa Rosa,
Sonoma County. Museum as Culture
Bearer, p. 15

Lindsie Bear is the editor of News
from Native California and runs
Native California publishing and
events at Heyday.
Hukukuhwadawisakwahl: We Are Coming
Alive, p. 20

Meagan Baldy is a Hupa tribal
member living in Hoopa, CA.
She is married with four children,
and her life passion is to promote
food sustainability in the Hoopa
community. She is the garden manager
of the community garden, a cooking
instructor teaching people how to
cook local foods, and a Master Food
Preserver teaching the techniques of
food preservation. Cooking Healthy
in Indian Country is a project of the
Hoopa Valley tribe and it helps to
educate Native people how to cook
and prep food. Deer Meat Sauté, p. 40

Paiute Landscapes, p. 11,Big Times/Little
Times, p. 41,

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